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Tornadoes in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

72 tornadoes have crossed Saint Landry Parish since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 9th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 12 people and injured 115. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
72
Deaths
12
Injuries
115
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, November 7, 1957

The deadliest in Saint Landry Parish

  1. F2, Saint Landry and Saint Martin parishes, LouisianaApril 4, 19524 killed, 33 injured
  2. F3, Acadia and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaNovember 7, 19574 killed, 10 injured
  3. F2, Acadia, Evangeline and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 20022 killed, 3 injured
  4. F3, Saint Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes, LouisianaOctober 15, 19571 killed, 29 injured
  5. EF3, Saint Landry Parish, LouisianaApril 10, 20211 killed, 7 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Saint Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes, LouisianaOctober 15, 1957F3, 37.9 mi (61 km)
  2. F3, Acadia and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaFebruary 9, 1983F3, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  3. F3, Acadia and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaNovember 7, 1957F3, 9.2 mi (15 km)
  4. EF3, Saint Landry Parish, LouisianaApril 10, 2021EF3, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  5. F2, Acadia and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaMay 16, 1953F2, 21.7 mi (35 km)
  6. F2, Saint Landry and Saint Martin parishes, LouisianaApril 4, 1952F2, 20.4 mi (33 km)
  7. F2, Acadia and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaMarch 4, 1992F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  8. F2, Acadia, Evangeline and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 2002F2, 10.5 mi (17 km)
  9. F2, Saint Landry Parish, LouisianaJanuary 31, 1983F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  10. EF2, Saint Landry Parish, LouisianaDecember 24, 2009EF2, 5.7 mi (9 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Saint Landry Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF1
20251EF2
20243EF1
20232EF2
2021517EF3
202024EF2
20193EF1
20181EF1
20161EF1
201051EF1
20096EF2
20086EF1
20061F1
2002223F2
200011F1
19993F1
19981F0
199236F2
199111F1
19871F0
198337F3
19821F1
19801F1
197711F1
197515F1
197423F1
19711F2
196821F2
19641F1
19623F1
19573539F3
19561F1
195313F2
19521433F2
19511F1

Every tornado that crossed Saint Landry Parish

72 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 14, 202610:11 PM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish0.8100
March 31, 20254:22 AM CDTEF2Saint Landry Parish1.8250$30,000
December 28, 20245:06 PM CSTEF1Evangeline Parish15.4200$5,000
April 10, 20247:38 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish0.1150$2,000
April 10, 20247:17 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.2200$15,000
February 8, 20237:03 PM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.5100$100,000
February 8, 20236:45 PM CSTEF2Saint Landry Parish3.6225$200,000
May 17, 20211:13 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.110
May 17, 202112:48 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.210
April 10, 20212:06 AM CDTEF3Saint Landry Parish8.720017$1.0 million
April 10, 20211:26 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish3.6187$20,000
March 23, 20217:22 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish0.950$25,000
December 13, 20206:35 PM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.1106
January 11, 20206:11 AM CSTEF2Pointe Coupee Parish1.91254$250,000
June 6, 20195:31 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.8419$5,000
June 6, 20194:49 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.093$35,000
June 6, 20193:43 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.3186$75,000
April 14, 20186:03 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.3580$100,000
April 30, 201611:25 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish0.550$4,000
November 30, 201012:46 AM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish1.325$5,000
November 30, 201012:38 AM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish1.025$5,000
November 26, 201012:02 AM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish2.13001$100,000
November 25, 201011:57 PM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish2.7200$150,000
January 20, 20103:27 PM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.225
December 24, 20097:58 AM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish1.525$3,000
December 24, 20097:54 AM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish2.025$5,000
December 24, 20097:25 AM CSTEF2Saint Landry Parish5.750$500,000
April 18, 20099:10 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish5.3100$25,000
April 18, 20098:20 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.225$5,000
April 18, 20097:15 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.010$3,000
September 12, 20086:30 AM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.310
September 3, 20081:50 PM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish0.425$40,000
April 11, 20083:40 PM CDTEF0Saint Landry Parish4.150$60,000
April 11, 20083:27 PM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish8.450$95,000
February 21, 20085:22 PM CSTEF0Saint Landry Parish0.550$20,000
February 17, 20081:30 AM CSTEF1Saint Landry Parish5.6125$125,000
December 30, 20066:43 AM CSTF1Acadia Parish2.4100$125,000
October 29, 20023:10 AM CSTF2Saint Landry Parish5.020$5.0 million
October 29, 20022:45 AM CSTF2Acadia Parish10.55023$210,000
April 3, 20006:28 AM CDTF1Saint Landry Parish1.0201$50,000
September 7, 19993:56 PM CDTF0Saint Landry Parish0.110
March 2, 19999:15 PM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish0.520$100,000
January 2, 19994:00 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.050$100,000
September 11, 199812:00 AM CDTF0Saint Landry Parish1.030$100,000
December 15, 199211:10 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish0.117$5,000 to $50,000
March 5, 199212:58 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.030$5,000 to $50,000
March 4, 199211:50 PM CSTF2Acadia Parish18.01736$500,000 to $5 million
March 1, 19917:10 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.01501$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19874:00 PM CDTF0Saint Landry Parish0.210
December 3, 19836:45 PM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.533$500,000 to $5 million
February 9, 19835:45 PM CSTF3Acadia Parish21.01507$500,000 to $5 million
January 31, 198310:15 PM CSTF2Saint Landry Parish7.0100$5,000 to $50,000
December 4, 198210:30 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.010$50,000 to $500,000
October 27, 19807:00 PM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 28, 19772:45 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
January 10, 19758:00 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish1.0335$5,000 to $50,000
October 29, 19743:00 AM CSTF1Saint Landry Parish6.2373$50,000 to $500,000
June 13, 19745:30 PM CDTF1Saint Landry Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
May 11, 19716:28 PM CDTF2Saint Landry Parish0.117
November 30, 196810:30 PM GMT-6F1Saint Landry Parish1.033$50,000 to $500,000
November 30, 196810:30 PM GMT-6F2Saint Landry Parish0.5331$5,000 to $50,000
December 3, 19647:25 PM GMT-6F1Saint Landry Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
September 5, 19624:40 PM GMT-5F1Saint Landry Parish0.533
September 5, 19624:40 PM GMT-5F1Saint Landry Parish0.533
September 5, 19624:25 PM GMT-5F1Saint Landry Parish0.533
November 7, 195711:30 PM GMT-6F3Acadia Parish9.2200410$50,000 to $500,000
October 15, 195711:30 PM GMT-5F3Saint Landry Parish37.9100129$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 195711:30 PM GMT-5F1Saint Landry Parish0.533$5,000 to $50,000
February 8, 19562:00 PM GMT-6F1Saint Landry Parish45.5300$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 19534:30 AM GMT-5F2Acadia Parish21.71503$50,000 to $500,000
April 4, 19523:30 AM GMT-6F2Saint Landry Parish20.467433$50,000 to $500,000
February 6, 19513:50 PM GMT-6F1Saint Landry Parish0.533$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.