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Tornadoes in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

62 tornadoes have crossed Vermilion Parish since 1950, 14th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 80. 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
62
Deaths
3
Injuries
80
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, January 31, 1983

The deadliest in Vermilion Parish

  1. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaSeptember 10, 19611 killed, 55 injured
  2. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaDecember 25, 19691 killed, 8 injured
  3. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaJanuary 31, 19831 killed

The strongest

  1. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaJanuary 31, 1983F3, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  2. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaSeptember 10, 1961F3, 5.7 mi (9 km)
  3. F3, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaDecember 25, 1969F3, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  4. EF2, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes, LouisianaMay 15, 2008EF2, 7.6 mi (12 km)
  5. EF2, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaDecember 24, 2009EF2, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  6. F2, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaMay 7, 1982F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. EF2, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaMarch 21, 2012EF2, 4.2 mi (7 km)
  8. F2, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaMay 1, 1967F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  9. F2, Vermilion Parish, LouisianaNovember 8, 1977F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Vermilion Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20241EF1
20172EF0
201241EF2
20092EF2
20084EF2
20072EF1
20065F1
200311F1
20011F1
19993F0
19981F0
19971F0
19952F0
19941F1
19923F1
199111F1
19882F0
19871F0
198321F3
19821F2
197731F2
197511F1
197411F1
197344F1
1969118F3
196724F2
19661F1
19641F1
196311F1
19621F0
19613155F3
19601F1
195912F1

Every tornado that crossed Vermilion Parish

62 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 10, 20255:20 PM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.01$2,000
November 5, 20249:41 AM CSTEF1Acadia Parish5.0300$150,000
August 29, 20175:42 PM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.025
August 27, 20172:15 PM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.225$5,000
March 21, 20125:59 AM CDTEF1Vermilion Parish1.220$75,000
March 21, 20125:53 AM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.920$75,000
March 21, 20124:40 AM CDTEF2Vermilion Parish4.2201$2.5 million
February 18, 20128:52 AM CSTEF0Vermilion Parish2.520$22,000
December 24, 20097:57 AM CSTEF2Vermilion Parish5.650$1.0 million
June 2, 20092:15 PM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.125
September 12, 20084:41 PM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.310
May 15, 20086:35 AM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish5.550$50,000
May 15, 20086:15 AM CDTEF2Lafayette Parish7.6200$400,000
May 15, 20086:12 AM CDTEF0Vermilion Parish0.325$35,000
September 13, 20074:20 AM CDTEF1Vermilion Parish0.325$25,000
February 13, 20071:25 AM CSTEF0Vermilion Parish0.525$40,000
October 16, 20068:28 AM CDTF0Vermilion Parish0.320$50,000
September 21, 20066:48 PM CDTF1Vermilion Parish2.050$100,000
September 21, 20066:20 PM CDTF0Vermilion Parish1.020$10,000
September 21, 20062:30 PM CDTF0Vermilion Parish1.020$10,000
July 26, 20065:55 AM CDTF0Vermilion Parish0.210
February 15, 200312:00 PM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.5101$120,000
October 13, 20019:00 AM CDTF1Vermilion Parish0.510$70,000
March 13, 199911:45 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.510$100,000
January 2, 19994:42 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish1.0100$50,000
January 2, 19994:32 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish2.0200$50,000
September 12, 19989:00 AM CDTF0Vermilion Parish1.030$20,000
May 21, 19972:45 PM CDTF0Vermilion Parish1.020$10,000
March 7, 19959:15 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.320
January 6, 199511:10 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.220
May 28, 19942:54 PM CDTF1Vermilion Parish2.073$5,000 to $50,000
November 1, 199210:15 AM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.520$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 19923:10 PM CDTF1Acadia Parish17.030$500 to $5,000
March 5, 19927:50 AM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.113
March 1, 19917:00 AM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.5731$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19888:40 AM CDTF0Vermilion Parish0.330
May 21, 19888:25 AM CDTF0Vermilion Parish0.3330$50,000 to $500,000
November 16, 19871:00 PM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.750$50,000 to $500,000
November 24, 19832:00 AM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.550$50,000 to $500,000
January 31, 19839:00 PM CSTF3Vermilion Parish6.01001$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19826:25 AM CDTF2Vermilion Parish5.0100$500 to $5,000
November 27, 19774:30 PM CSTF0Vermilion Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
November 8, 19774:50 PM CSTF2Vermilion Parish1.0271$50,000 to $500,000
June 6, 19774:40 PM CDTF1Lafayette Parish23.150$5,000 to $50,000
January 7, 19753:32 PM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.5101$5,000 to $50,000
September 8, 197410:00 AM CDTF1Vermilion Parish0.1101$500 to $5,000
October 31, 19733:00 AM CSTF1Vermilion Parish2.050$5,000 to $50,000
September 12, 19735:15 PM CDTF1Vermilion Parish4.9504$5,000 to $50,000
July 23, 197312:12 PM CDTF0Vermilion Parish1.010
April 17, 19735:00 PM CSTF1Vermilion Parish0.350$500 to $5,000
December 25, 19694:30 AM GMT-6F3Vermilion Parish1.510018$50,000 to $500,000
May 21, 19676:45 AM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish0.550$500 to $5,000
May 1, 196711:40 PM GMT-5F2Vermilion Parish2.0504$50,000 to $500,000
July 3, 19663:15 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish0.233$50 to $500
August 14, 19644:30 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish6.267
November 5, 19635:15 PM GMT-6F1Vermilion Parish1.0331$50 to $500
September 14, 19621:13 PM GMT-5F0Vermilion Parish1.033
September 10, 19617:12 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
September 10, 19617:09 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
September 10, 19615:50 PM GMT-5F3Vermilion Parish5.7283155$500,000 to $5 million
April 29, 19607:00 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish33.2450$50,000 to $500,000
June 14, 19595:00 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish17.04502$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.