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Tornadoes in Webster Parish, Louisiana

61 tornadoes have crossed Webster Parish since 1950, 16th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 23 people and injured 94. 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
61
Deaths
23
Injuries
94
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, February 12, 1950

The deadliest in Webster Parish

  1. F4 Shreveport–Barksdale tornado, LouisianaFebruary 12, 195018 killed, 77 injured
  2. EF2, Bossier, Webster and Claiborne parishes, LouisianaJanuary 11, 20203 killed
  3. F3, Webster, Claiborne, Union and Union parishes, Louisiana and ArkansasDecember 3, 19782 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F4 Shreveport–Barksdale tornado, LouisianaFebruary 12, 1950F4, 82.6 mi (133 km)
  2. F3, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne and Union parishes, LouisianaDecember 3, 1978F3, 61.1 mi (98 km)
  3. F3, Webster, Claiborne, Union and Union parishes, Louisiana and ArkansasDecember 3, 1978F3, 60.0 mi (97 km)
  4. F3, De Soto, Caddo, Bienville and Webster parishes, LouisianaMarch 10, 1952F3, 50.9 mi (82 km)
  5. F3, Webster and Claiborne parishes, LouisianaApril 25, 1982F3, 23.0 mi (37 km)
  6. F2, Webster, Claiborne and Union parishes, LouisianaMay 7, 1978F2, 44.9 mi (72 km)
  7. F2, Bossier and Webster parishes, LouisianaApril 23, 2000F2, 37.2 mi (60 km)
  8. EF2, Bossier, Webster and Claiborne parishes, LouisianaJanuary 11, 2020EF2, 31.8 mi (51 km)
  9. EF2, Bossier and Webster parishes, LouisianaJanuary 21, 2017EF2, 10.8 mi (17 km)
  10. F2, Bossier and Webster parishes, LouisianaJanuary 1, 1999F2, 7.9 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20245EF1
20231EF1
20211EF1
202023EF2
20192EF1
20182EF1
201721EF2
20113EF1
20092EF0
20083EF1
20071EF1
20051F1
20032F1
20011F1
20001F2
19991F2
19971F1
19922F1
19903F1
19881F1
19871F0
198647F2
19852F1
19831F1
198211F3
1978424F3
19743F2
197312F2
19721F1
19691F1
195921F1
195811F2
19521F3
195011877F4

Every tornado that crossed Webster Parish

61 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 8, 20244:48 PM CDTEF1Columbia to AR6.5300$35,000
July 8, 20244:42 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish3.9375$10,000
July 8, 20244:37 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish4.8400$25,000
July 8, 20244:11 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish1.5345
July 8, 20244:01 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish1.1479$50,000
May 11, 20238:21 AM CDTEF1Webster Parish0.160$20,000
May 28, 20212:53 AM CDTEF1Webster Parish2.5300$1.0 million
April 12, 202010:10 AM CDTEF1Webster Parish6.11,000$100,000
January 11, 20201:24 AM CSTEF2Bossier Parish31.83003$1.3 million
December 16, 201910:10 AM CSTEF1Bossier Parish26.2250$520,000
March 9, 201911:24 AM CSTEF1Webster Parish0.875$150,000
April 13, 201812:58 AM CDTEF1Webster Parish2.9500$15,000
April 13, 201812:42 AM CDTEF0Bossier Parish5.1300$50,000
January 21, 20175:55 PM CSTEF1Webster Parish3.5350$10,000
January 21, 20175:12 PM CSTEF2Bossier Parish10.89901$825,000
November 8, 20116:29 PM CSTEF0Webster Parish2.975
November 8, 20116:20 PM CSTEF0Webster Parish5.675
April 26, 20118:54 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish6.5150$100,000
October 29, 20097:42 PM CDTEF0Webster Parish2.050
April 9, 200911:04 PM CDTEF0Webster Parish2.3100$100,000
December 9, 200810:43 AM CSTEF1Webster Parish0.250$200,000
September 13, 20084:09 PM CDTEF0Webster Parish1.940
September 13, 200810:49 AM CDTEF0Webster Parish0.575
March 27, 20072:35 PM CDTEF1Webster Parish8.075$25,000
April 5, 200512:21 AM CDTF1Webster Parish1.0300$250,000
May 13, 20039:53 PM CDTF1Webster Parish7.425
May 13, 20039:37 PM CDTF0Webster Parish3.425
November 26, 20014:55 PM CSTF1Webster Parish17.040$45,000
April 23, 20005:40 PM CDTF2Bossier Parish37.2700$2.8 million
January 1, 199911:02 PM CSTF2Bossier Parish7.950$150,000
April 4, 19974:45 PM CSTF1Webster Parish20.0100$200,000
November 3, 19923:18 PM CSTF1Webster Parish1.543
November 3, 19923:08 PM CSTF1Webster Parish1.843$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 199012:52 AM CSTF1Webster Parish2.0120$50 to $500
April 27, 19908:50 PM CDTF1Webster Parish1.550
February 15, 19903:15 PM CSTF0Webster Parish0.830
November 19, 19883:19 PM CSTF1Webster Parish0.210$50 to $500
November 15, 19878:15 PM CSTF0Webster Parish0.210
June 27, 19867:40 PM CDTF1Webster Parish0.1100$5,000 to $50,000
June 27, 19867:25 PM CDTF1Webster Parish0.11002$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19867:22 PM CDTF2Webster Parish0.32005$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19867:08 PM CDTF1Webster Parish0.1100$5,000 to $50,000
April 23, 19854:25 PM CSTF1Webster Parish2.0150
April 23, 19853:50 PM CSTF1Webster Parish4.0150
April 1, 19832:30 PM CSTF1Webster Parish1.020$5,000 to $50,000
April 25, 198210:45 PM CDTF3Webster Parish23.05001$50,000 to $500,000
December 3, 19783:38 AM CSTF3Webster Parish to AR60.030024$50,000 to $500,000
December 3, 19782:30 AM CSTF3Bossier Parish61.110
May 7, 19782:40 AM CDTF1Webster Parish4.910$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 19781:20 AM CDTF2Webster Parish44.910$500,000 to $5 million
October 28, 19743:38 PM CSTF1Webster Parish0.117$500 to $5,000
June 9, 197411:05 AM CDTF2Webster Parish4.5100$50,000 to $500,000
June 7, 19743:10 PM CDTF0Webster Parish0.110$50 to $500
May 7, 19732:50 AM CDTF2Webster Parish0.5272$5,000 to $50,000
April 15, 19725:30 PM CSTF1Webster Parish1.040$5,000 to $50,000
October 10, 19695:00 PM GMT-5F1Webster Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
April 21, 195912:45 AM GMT-6F1Bienville Parish15.1331$50,000 to $500,000
April 17, 19596:00 PM GMT-6F1Webster Parish0.133$500 to $5,000
November 14, 19585:30 PM GMT-6F2Webster Parish5.6301$5,000 to $50,000
March 10, 19528:30 AM GMT-6F3De Soto Parish50.9650$50,000 to $500,000
February 12, 19501:00 PM GMT-6F4Shreveport–Barksdale tornado82.61001877$50,000 to $500,000

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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.