44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$51.7M
Property damage
Tornado in Bienville Parish, Louisiana: 44 recorded events between 1950 and 2024. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #513 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Bienville Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Bienville Parish is the 2020s, when 9 of the county's 44 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bienville Parish archive, tornado makes up 9.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #513 for this hazard and #24 within Louisiana, putting it in the 82.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Bienville Parish with 22 recorded events, while Aug is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-02-12 | EF3 | 74.5 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 1978-12-03 | EF3 | 60.0 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 1992-11-03 | EF3 | 7.0 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-02 | EF3 | 61.0 mi | 250 yd | Crossed in |
| 2020-01-11 | EF2 | 31.8 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 2018-04-14 | EF2 | 5.4 mi | 210 yd | Touched down here |
| 2000-04-23 | EF2 | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-02 | EF2 | 15.0 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-05-14 | EF2 | 6.1 mi | 283 yd | Touched down here |
| 1959-04-19 | EF2 | 20.7 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1979 | F0 | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Apr 6, 2005 | FRYEBURG | F1 | 0 | 1 | $300K |
| Apr 13, 1967 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | BRICE | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | RINGGOLD | EF1 | $30K |
| Mar 3, 2023 | FRYEBURG | EF0 | $10K |
| Apr 13, 2022 | WOODARDVILLE | EF1 | $50K |
| Mar 30, 2022 | DANVILLE | EF1 | $0 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | GIDDENS | EF0 | $5K |
| Apr 7, 2021 | GIDDENS | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | ARCADIA | EF1 | $200K |
| Apr 12, 2020 | GUYNES | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | WALSH | EF1 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Bienville Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 259
- Hail 146
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell storm spawned a tornado across northwest Bienville parish. The storm destroyed two mobile homes and did minor damage to 6 other homes along its path. Numerous trees and powerlines were also blown over in the storm. There was one injury from a tree hitting a mobile home approximately one half mile north of Fryeburg.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph touched down just west of the city of Arcadia, near Highway 9 south of Interstate 20. The tornado moved to the east-northeast uprooting and snapping trees and power lines. It completely destroyed a small outbuilding on Sapp Street west of Smith Avenue, and a single family home lost about 20% of its metal roof in this area as well. A mobile home was rolled off of its foundation along Crawford Road south of I-20. As the tornado crossed the interstate, it uprooted several trees before dissipating just north of I-20.
An EF-2 tornado was estimated maximum winds near 115 mph touched down about 4 miles east of Bryceland and moved east along Jot 'Em Down Road, snapping and uprooting several trees. The tornado continued east, crossing Highway 147 near the Bienville/Lincoln Parish line, and eventually, Highway 507, where the most significant damage occurred just southwest of the intersection with Talbert Road. Two barns were completely destroyed, the tops of several hardwood trees were snapped, and three-quarters of a metal roof of a home was uplifted and blown into the trees, but all exterior walls were still left standing. The tornado continued moving east, snapping and uprooting trees before lifting along Mount Calm Road, just south of the Bienville/Lincoln Parish line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Bienville Parish, Louisiana?
44 tornado events are recorded in Bienville Parish between 1950 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Bienville Parish?
The strongest tornado on record in Bienville Parish measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Bienville Parish come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/bienville-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.