48
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
34
Direct injuries
$11.7M
Property damage
Tornado in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana: 48 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #414 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Morehouse Parish is the 1970s, when 10 of the county's 48 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 Morehouse Parish archive, tornado makes up 9.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #414 for this hazard and #21 within Louisiana, putting it in the 85.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Morehouse Parish with 17 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-04-01 | EF4 | 9.0 mi | 1,000 yd | Crossed in |
| 2001-11-24 | EF3 | 30.0 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 1968-11-27 | EF3 | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | Touched down here |
| 1953-03-22 | EF2 | 234.7 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 2025-01-05 | EF2 | 9.0 mi | 650 yd | Crossed in |
| 2020-04-12 | EF2 | 9.5 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2019-04-25 | EF2 | 16.0 mi | 2,000 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-04-20 | EF2 | 2.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1984-11-10 | EF2 | 2.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-12-03 | EF2 | 36.1 mi | 50 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F4 | 2 | 20 | $2.5M | |
| Nov 10, 1984 | F2 | 0 | 5 | $25K | |
| Apr 20, 1995 | Bastrop | F2 | 0 | 3 | $100K |
| Aug 26, 1992 | F1 | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Apr 8, 2021 | PT PLEASANT | EF1 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
| Apr 27, 2011 | STEVENSON | EF1 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
| May 1, 1962 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2025 | STEVENSON | EF1 | $5K |
| Jan 3, 2023 | BEEKMAN | EF1 | $100K |
| Jan 3, 2023 | WARDVILLE | EF1 | $10K |
| Apr 8, 2021 | JONES | EF1 | $150K |
| Apr 8, 2021 | PT PLEASANT | EF1 | $250K |
| Apr 12, 2020 | OAK RIDGE | EF1 | $3K |
| Apr 12, 2020 | COLLINSTON | EF1 | $20K |
| Jun 24, 2019 | BRODENAX | EF0 | $10K |
| Apr 25, 2019 | DUTY | EF2 | $600K |
| Apr 14, 2018 | MER ROUGE BACON ARPT | EF1 | $120K |
Other hazards here
More from Morehouse Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 260
- Hail 151
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Bastrop at 12:40 AM. It traveled northeast for a distance of 17 miles and exited the parish 6 miles north of Bonita at 12:58 AM into Ashley County, Arkansas. The maximum path width of the storm in Morehouse Parish was 200 yards. The tornado caused extensive damage to a sweet potato plant at the Kinnaird Farms on Old Bonita Road. The tornado also caused extensive damage to farm buildings, equipment (including an overturned trailer rig), and a house on another farm on Claud Mann Road. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
An EF-1 tornado developed on the evening of April 7th near Holly Ridge Road in northeast Morehouse Parish. The tornado damaged a tin awning, removing several sheets and tossing them into a field nearby. The tornado continued northeast where it strengthened to its maximum intensity and damaged a mixed stand of predominantly older pecan and a few oak trees. The majority of trees in this area were snapped or pushed over. Continuing northeast, the tornado downed a few power poles and trees as well as damaged a few structures near Zaunbrecher Road. One home lost most of a wall of an attached garage and had some roofing damage while another outbuilding had its door blown in. The tornado continued northeast a brief distance further before dissipating in a nearby field. The max estimated wind speed was around 100 mph.
This tornado began along Atwell Lane just north of LA Highway 2, blowing down a fence and blowing a small shed across the road. Large tree branches were also downed in this area. The tornado continued eastward parallel and just north of Highway 2, crossing Johnson School Road and Rush Harrison Road at Bayou Bonne Idee. On Johnson School Road, a mobile home sustained roof and skirting damage and a small shed was destroyed. On Rush Harrison Road, the front of a farm outbuilding was pushed in and there was substantial loss of roof panels. Larger trees were snapped and uprooted in this area as well. Additional trees were snapped or uprooted between Rush Harrison Road and Highway 2, then the tornado crossed Merton Bowe Road. Here, a couple of homes sustained roof damage and a shed was damaged. The tornado lifted over open fields north of Highway 2. Maximum estimated wind speed was 95 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana?
48 tornado events are recorded in Morehouse Parish between 1953 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Morehouse Parish?
The strongest tornado on record in Morehouse Parish measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/morehouse-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.