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Tornadoes in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

33 tornadoes have crossed West Carroll Parish since 1950, 38th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.3 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 66. 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
33
Deaths
0
Injuries
66
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 20, 1976

The strongest

  1. F3, Richland, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaMay 17, 1953F3, 41.6 mi (67 km)
  2. F3, West Carroll and Chicot parishes, Louisiana and ArkansasMarch 20, 1976F3, 4.6 mi (7 km)
  3. F2, West Carroll, East Carroll, Issaquena, Sharkey and Humphreys parishes, Louisiana and MississippiApril 24, 1958F2, 58.7 mi (94 km)
  4. F2, West Carroll Parish, LouisianaMay 7, 1978F2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  5. F2, West Carroll Parish, LouisianaApril 24, 2003F2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  6. EF2, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaApril 26, 2011EF2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  7. EF2, West Carroll, Morehouse and Richland parishes, LouisianaApril 12, 2020EF2, 9.5 mi (15 km)
  8. F2, West Carroll Parish, LouisianaFebruary 28, 1987F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  9. F2, West Carroll and East Carroll parishes, LouisianaMay 2, 1984F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  10. F2, West Carroll Parish, LouisianaMay 6, 1975F2, 5.6 mi (9 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in West Carroll Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20241EF1
20231EF0
20211EF1
20203EF2
20183EF1
20131EF2
20121EF0
20112EF2
20051F0
200313F2
19992F0
198712F2
198414F2
19802F2
197814F2
19771F1
1976232F3
197523F2
19661F2
196211F1
19581F2
19541F1
1953117F3

Every tornado that crossed West Carroll Parish

33 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 5, 20253:42 PM CSTEF1West Carroll Parish2.2100$30,000
December 28, 20244:19 PM CSTEF1Richland Parish5.6130$30,000
January 2, 20239:02 PM CSTEF0West Carroll Parish to AR3.8250$120,000
April 7, 20218:16 PM CDTEF1West Carroll Parish to AR9.250$500,000
April 12, 202012:11 PM CDTEF1Richland Parish4.7150$12,000
April 12, 202012:11 PM CDTEF1Richland Parish7.5700$26,000
April 12, 202012:10 PM CDTEF2West Carroll Parish9.5700$36,000
April 14, 20183:36 AM CDTEF0West Carroll Parish4.4200$50,000
April 14, 20183:33 AM CDTEF0West Carroll Parish2.4200$75,000
April 13, 20189:46 PM CDTEF1West Carroll Parish1.9200$65,000
January 29, 20139:36 PM CSTEF2West Carroll Parish5.4100$250,000
March 11, 20127:57 PM CDTEF0West Carroll Parish2.6100$25,000
April 26, 201112:03 AM CDTEF2West Carroll Parish11.0880$650,000
February 24, 20117:25 PM CSTEF1West Carroll Parish6.575$750,000
November 28, 20051:24 AM CSTF0West Carroll Parish0.530$50,000
April 24, 20034:15 PM CDTF2West Carroll Parish11.0753$400,000
January 21, 19997:45 PM CSTF0West Carroll Parish2.050$10,000
January 8, 19993:38 PM CSTF0West Carroll Parish2.050$10,000
February 28, 19875:15 AM CSTF2West Carroll Parish7.01502$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 198411:20 PM CDTF2West Carroll Parish7.01504$50,000 to $500,000
October 17, 19802:30 PM CDTF2West Carroll Parish2.010$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19802:00 PM CSTF1West Carroll Parish18.033$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19785:10 AM CDTF2West Carroll Parish19.7104
March 3, 19772:00 PM CSTF1Morehouse Parish38.010$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19766:35 PM CSTF1West Carroll Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 19766:15 PM CSTF3West Carroll Parish to AR4.65032$500,000 to $5 million
May 6, 19751:05 AM CDTF2West Carroll Parish5.6332$5,000 to $50,000
January 10, 19757:15 AM CSTF1West Carroll Parish0.5271$5,000 to $50,000
February 9, 19666:15 PM GMT-6F2West Carroll Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
April 30, 196210:15 PM GMT-5F1West Carroll Parish20.91331$50,000 to $500,000
April 24, 19587:30 PM GMT-6F2West Carroll Parish to MS58.730$50,000 to $500,000
August 23, 19547:00 PM GMT-5F1West Carroll Parish1.033$5,000 to $50,000
May 17, 19532:30 PM GMT-5F3Richland Parish41.610017$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

Warnings in force in West Carroll ParishThe forecast for West Carroll ParishThe live radar over West Carroll 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.