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
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
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
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 | EF3 | 67.9 mi | 880 yd | Crossed in |
| 1984-05-20 | EF3 | 3.0 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-05-20 | EF3 | 5.0 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1970-10-11 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1981-06-05 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | Touched down here |
| 1979-10-22 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 550 yd | Touched down here |
| 1974-10-28 | EF2 | 9.7 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-03-20 | EF2 | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1962-08-28 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2024-04-10 | EF1 | 3.1 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1962 | F1 | 2 | 30 | $250K | |
| Oct 12, 1970 | F2 | 1 | 2 | $250K | |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F2 | 0 | 6 | $2.5M | |
| Mar 13, 1999 | JOHNSON BAYOU | F1 | 0 | 3 | $50K |
| May 31, 1974 | F1 | 0 | 3 | $25K | |
| Apr 2, 2000 | HACKBERRY | F1 | 0 | 2 | $300K |
| Jun 27, 1989 | F1 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Nov 29, 1977 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | SWEET LAKE | EFU | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | SABINE LAKE | EFU | $0 |
| May 29, 2024 | SWEET LAKE | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | GRAND LAKE | EF1 | $10K |
| Apr 10, 2024 | SWEET LAKE | EF1 | $250K |
| Aug 18, 2022 | JOHNSON BAYOU | EF0 | $0 |
| May 17, 2020 | HOLLY BEACH | EF0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2019 | HACKBERRY | EF0 | $20K |
| Jun 6, 2019 | CREOLE | EF0 | $5K |
| Nov 1, 2018 | GRAND LAKE | EF0 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Cameron Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 147
- Hail 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado began near the intersection of Herbert Camp Rd and Big Pasture Road, resulting in EF0-EF1 tree damage as it headed northeast. Surging winds to the south of the tornadic circulation removed the roof of an outbuilding farther east down Big Pasture Rd. The tornado continued northeast through marshy and uninhabited areas, crossing the Intracoastal waterway south of the Grand Lake Swing Bridge. To the south of LA-384, an untethered mobile home was flipped and destroyed. On the north side of the highway, an RV and a small outbuilding were overturned. The tornado continued east-northeast, causing additional tree damage as it neared and crossed Gulf Highway. |The tornado caused additional tree damage as it passed through the Vincent Road and Piccou Lane area before dissipating shortly after.
The tornado touched down just north of Highway 384 near Lucy Lane and snapped numerous branches and downed several small trees along the path. Minor damage occurred to the roofing of one home along Highway 384 and to a few homes along Clydes and Clyde Olivers Lanes. The tornado ended just north of T Johns Road and east of Tans Road.
The tornado touched down to the south of LA-384 near Honore Lane, damaging trees as it headed northeast toward the Intracoastal waterway. The tornado continued through generally marshy and uninhabited areas until nearing Gulf Highway to the south of b1BANK, causing additional tree damage and tearing off a metal awning from a storage building and tossing it approximately 300 feet into a neighboring yard. The tornado then crossed Gulf Highway, leaning wooden utility poles toward the east, and|dissipating in a field to the southeast of the bank. Max estimated winds were 100 mph.
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.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/cameron-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.