Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

68

Recorded events

3

Direct deaths

49

Direct injuries

$7.2M

Property damage

Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 68 recorded events between 1957 and 2024. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #179 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana: events per decade

Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana: recorded events per decade
Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for tornado in Cameron Parish is the 1970s, when 13 of the county's 68 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 Cameron Parish archive, tornado makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #179 for this hazard and #10 within Louisiana, putting it in the 94.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

2Jan
4Feb
2Mar
5Apr
14May
5Jun
5Jul
9Aug
8Sep
5Oct
6Nov
3Dec

May is the peak month for tornado in Cameron Parish with 14 recorded events, while Jan 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

DateScalePath lengthMax widthOrigin
2024-12-28EF367.9 mi880 ydCrossed in
1984-05-20EF33.0 mi150 ydTouched down here
1983-05-20EF35.0 mi200 ydCrossed in
1970-10-11EF21.0 mi200 ydTouched down here
1981-06-05EF20.1 mi17 ydTouched down here
1979-10-22EF21.0 mi550 ydTouched down here
1974-10-28EF29.7 mi50 ydTouched down here
1972-03-20EF20.3 mi50 ydTouched down here
1962-08-28EF10.5 mi50 ydTouched down here
2024-04-10EF13.1 mi150 ydTouched down here
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS tornado tracks · path geometry intersected with county boundaries

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Aug 29, 1962F1230$250K
Oct 12, 1970F212$250K
Oct 22, 1979F206$2.5M
Mar 13, 1999JOHNSON BAYOUF103$50K
May 31, 1974F103$25K
Apr 2, 2000HACKBERRYF102$300K
Jun 27, 1989F102$250K
Nov 29, 1977F101$25K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Dec 28, 2024SWEET LAKEEFU$0
Dec 28, 2024SABINE LAKEEFU$0
May 29, 2024SWEET LAKEEFU$0
Apr 10, 2024GRAND LAKEEF1$10K
Apr 10, 2024SWEET LAKEEF1$250K
Aug 18, 2022JOHNSON BAYOUEF0$0
May 17, 2020HOLLY BEACHEF0$0
Sep 19, 2019HACKBERRYEF0$20K
Jun 6, 2019CREOLEEF0$5K
Nov 1, 2018GRAND LAKEEF0$5K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many tornado events are on record in Cameron Parish, Louisiana?

68 tornado events are recorded in Cameron Parish between 1957 and 2024, causing 3 direct deaths.

What is the strongest tornado recorded in Cameron Parish?

The strongest tornado on record in Cameron Parish measured F3.

Where does the tornado data for Cameron 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.

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“Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/cameron-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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