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Tornadoes in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

84 tornadoes have crossed Tangipahoa Parish since 1950, 7 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 5th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 10 people and injured 54. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
84
Deaths
10
Injuries
54
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF4, March 15, 2025

The deadliest in Tangipahoa Parish

  1. EF4 Tylertown tornado, Louisiana and MississippiMarch 15, 20256 killed, 6 injured
  2. F3, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaFebruary 6, 19532 killed, 21 injured
  3. F2, Saint Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaNovember 15, 20061 killed, 2 injured
  4. EF1, Tangipahoa Parish, LouisianaFebruary 12, 20081 killed

The strongest

  1. EF4 Tylertown tornado, Louisiana and MississippiMarch 15, 2025EF4, 67.2 mi (108 km)
  2. F3, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaFebruary 6, 1953F3, 15.6 mi (25 km)
  3. F2, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Saint Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaDecember 4, 1973F2, 42.7 mi (69 km)
  4. F2, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes, LouisianaApril 9, 1961F2, 23.6 mi (38 km)
  5. EF2, Livingston, Tangipahoa and Saint Tammany parishes, LouisianaFebruary 7, 2017EF2, 23.1 mi (37 km)
  6. F2, Saint Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaNovember 15, 2006F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  7. EF2, Tangipahoa Parish, LouisianaDecember 23, 2014EF2, 4.6 mi (7 km)
  8. F2, Tangipahoa Parish, LouisianaSeptember 16, 1971F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  9. EF2, Tangipahoa Parish, LouisianaFebruary 8, 2023EF2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  10. F2, Tangipahoa Parish, LouisianaFebruary 15, 1987F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 42 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Tangipahoa Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20267EF1
2025566EF4
20242EF1
20231EF2
20222EF1
20201EF0
20195EF1
20184EF1
201733EF2
20162EF1
201522EF1
20141EF2
20101EF1
20091EF1
200821EF1
2006212F2
20051F0
20013F0
20002F0
19991F0
199811F1
19971F0
19951F1
19941F1
1992310F2
198911F1
198723F2
19833F1
197742F2
19761F1
19742F0
197313F2
19722F2
19714F2
19631F1
19621F1
19612F2
19601F0
19571F1
19531221F3
19521F0
19511F1

Every tornado that crossed Tangipahoa Parish

84 tornadoes, newest first. The 7 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 15, 202612:42 AM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish9.375
March 11, 20268:17 PM CDTEF1Saint Helena Parish12.2200
March 11, 20268:29 PM CDTEF0Saint Helena Parish8.8175
March 11, 20268:31 PM CDTEF0Livingston Parish5.850
March 11, 20268:38 PM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish14.5200
March 11, 20268:55 PM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish2.225
September 7, 20262:39 PM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish0.840
October 26, 20255:48 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish2.175$15,000
October 6, 20255:11 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish3.575$30,000
October 6, 20254:57 AM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish2.850$5,000
October 6, 20253:59 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish7.875$50,000
March 15, 202512:17 PM CDTEF4Tylertown tornado67.21,40066$5.5 million
June 4, 20245:08 PM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish3.6100
June 4, 20245:08 PM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish7.1300
February 8, 20235:51 PM CSTEF2Tangipahoa Parish3.5175$150,000
December 14, 202211:58 AM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish6.850$5,000
March 30, 20226:12 PM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish6.4150$250,000
April 28, 20205:29 PM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish2.375
December 16, 20193:42 PM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish4.975
June 6, 201911:44 AM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish2.8100
June 6, 201911:01 AM CDTEF0Saint John the Baptist Parish8.4100
June 6, 201910:55 AM CDTEF0Saint John the Baptist Parish4.630
January 19, 20199:22 AM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish1.150
November 1, 20183:57 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish0.575
November 1, 20183:33 AM CDTEF1Saint Helena Parish1.175
April 14, 20188:37 AM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish0.725
April 14, 20188:35 AM CDTEF0Saint Helena Parish6.2120
February 7, 201710:20 AM CSTEF2Livingston Parish23.17503
January 2, 20171:45 PM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish0.175
January 2, 201710:50 AM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish4.7200
March 31, 20166:05 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish4.6250
January 21, 20165:58 PM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish0.250
October 31, 20154:06 PM CDTEF0Tangipahoa Parish4.850
May 17, 20153:30 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish1.6502$100,000
December 23, 20141:19 PM CSTEF2Tangipahoa Parish4.6150$400,000
January 20, 20106:55 PM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish1.7150$100,000
March 26, 20091:58 AM CDTEF1Tangipahoa Parish0.850$60,000
February 17, 20083:55 AM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish2.015$15,000
February 12, 20081:45 PM CSTEF1Tangipahoa Parish0.8201$25,000
November 15, 20061:55 AM CSTF2Saint Helena Parish6.010012$500,000
October 27, 20065:40 AM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish2.575$200,000
April 6, 20057:40 AM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.220$2,000
March 12, 20019:10 AM CSTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.320$30,000
March 12, 20017:20 AM CSTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.220$2,000
January 29, 200111:55 AM CSTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.225$20,000
August 20, 20003:45 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.120
July 22, 20006:41 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.120
March 9, 19991:20 AM CSTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.110
November 10, 199811:45 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.5501$50,000
April 11, 199711:55 AM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.223
March 7, 199510:45 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.520$5,000 to $50,000
March 9, 19948:55 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.330$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 19927:15 PM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish7.020$50,000 to $500,000
February 15, 199212:05 AM CSTF2Tangipahoa Parish0.852710$500,000 to $5 million
February 15, 199212:05 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.4350
June 8, 19898:15 AM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish2.5401$50,000 to $500,000
March 17, 19878:20 PM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish13.050
February 15, 198712:00 PM CSTF2Tangipahoa Parish3.51503$50,000 to $500,000
December 11, 19831:05 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish2.0150$50,000 to $500,000
September 3, 19837:05 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish2.0200$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19835:45 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.333$5,000 to $50,000
September 8, 19773:45 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.117$500 to $5,000
September 5, 19779:10 PM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.123$5,000 to $50,000
September 5, 19778:15 PM CDTF2Tangipahoa Parish1.7701$500,000 to $5 million
September 5, 19776:15 PM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.1501$500 to $5,000
February 21, 19769:10 AM CSTF1Tangipahoa Parish4.1100$5,000 to $50,000
April 12, 197410:05 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.110
February 6, 197411:23 PM CDTF0Tangipahoa Parish0.310$5,000 to $50,000
December 4, 19731:10 AM CSTF2East Baton Rouge Parish42.7803$500,000 to $5 million
May 12, 197212:15 PM CDTF2Tangipahoa Parish2.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19724:30 PM CDTF2Tangipahoa Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
September 19, 19714:00 PM CDTF2Tangipahoa Parish0.250$500 to $5,000
September 16, 19711:30 PM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish1.033
September 16, 19711:00 PM CDTF2Tangipahoa Parish4.1150$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19718:00 AM CDTF1Tangipahoa Parish0.567$500 to $5,000
July 2, 19633:00 PM GMT-5F1Tangipahoa Parish0.533$50 to $500
April 27, 196210:00 PM GMT-6F1Tangipahoa Parish4.133$5,000 to $50,000
September 11, 19612:00 PM GMT-5F0Livingston Parish5.6100$5,000 to $50,000
April 9, 19615:00 AM GMT-6F2Tangipahoa Parish23.6100$50,000 to $500,000
March 29, 19605:30 AM GMT-6F0Tangipahoa Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
October 16, 19572:00 AM GMT-5F1Tangipahoa Parish0.550$500 to $5,000
February 6, 19531:00 PM GMT-6F3Livingston Parish15.6400221$500,000 to $5 million
April 23, 19529:15 AM GMT-6F0Tangipahoa Parish0.520$500 to $5,000
February 6, 19515:00 PM GMT-6F1Tangipahoa Parish4.933$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

Warnings in force in Tangipahoa ParishThe forecast for Tangipahoa ParishThe live radar over Tangipahoa ParishEvery county in Louisiana

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.