73
Recorded events
7
Direct deaths
86
Direct injuries
$20.7M
Property damage
Tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana: 73 recorded events between 1951 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #145 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in St. Landry Parish is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 73 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 St. Landry Parish archive, tornado makes up 17.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #145 for this hazard and #8 within Louisiana, putting it in the 95.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in St. Landry Parish with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-11-07 | EF3 | 9.2 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 2021-04-10 | EF3 | 8.7 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-05-17 | EF3 | 3.9 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 1957-10-15 | EF3 | 37.9 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-02-09 | EF3 | 21.0 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 1952-04-04 | EF2 | 20.4 mi | 67 yd | Touched down here |
| 2002-10-29 | EF2 | 10.5 mi | 50 yd | Crossed in |
| 2025-03-31 | EF2 | 1.8 mi | 250 yd | Touched down here |
| 2023-02-08 | EF2 | 3.6 mi | 225 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-01-11 | EF2 | 1.9 mi | 125 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1952 | F2 | 4 | 33 | $250K | |
| Nov 8, 1957 | F3 | 2 | 5 | $250K | |
| Apr 10, 2021 | WAXIA | EF3 | 1 | 7 | $1.0M |
| Oct 16, 1957 | F3 | 0 | 10 | $250K | |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F3 | 0 | 7 | $2.5M | |
| Jan 10, 1975 | F1 | 0 | 5 | $25K | |
| Jan 11, 2020 | KROTZ SPGS | EF2 | 0 | 4 | $250K |
| Mar 5, 1992 | F2 | 0 | 4 | $2.5M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | PORT BARRE | EF1 | $75K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | PLAISANCE | EF2 | $30K |
| Dec 28, 2024 | ST LOUIS | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | PORT BARRE | EF1 | $2K |
| Apr 10, 2024 | BEGGS | EF1 | $15K |
| Feb 9, 2023 | BIG CANE | EF1 | $100K |
| Feb 9, 2023 | PLAISANCE | EF2 | $200K |
| May 17, 2021 | PORT BARRE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 17, 2021 | ARNAUDVILLE | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | WAXIA | EF3 | $1.0M |
Other hazards here
More from St. Landry Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 213
- Hail 68
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A strong tornado touched down on Bolden Road, destroying several homes. One single wide mobile home that was tied down rolled numerous times for over 320 yards. One man died in this home. A double wide mobile home next door rolled for over 100 yards. Two people were seriously injured. A third home on pilings slid over 50 yards, with 5 people inside, who received cuts and bruises.||In total, 15 homes were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were snapped, and some barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Max estimated winds 140 mph.
The Whiteville Tornado touched down near Interstate 49 about 2 miles southwest of the community, then moved north-northeastward. Upon reaching Parish Road 5-230, the tornado destroyed an outbuilding and blew down numerous trees along Bayou Boeuf. A home was damaged south of Highway 182 just east of Bayou Boeuf, and two mobile homes received roof damage along Sonnier Road. The tornado then struck the Resurrection Catholic Church, obliterating the building and damaging several tombstones and tombs in the nearby graveyard. A farm located just north of the church received major damage, with one large rice silo blown 50 yards southwestward into the bayou and another rice silo severely damaged. Two tractor trailers at the farm were also damaged, with one blown by the tornado into a jack-knife position, and the other having a large tree fall onto it. Continuing north-northeastward across open fields, the tornado then blew down numerous trees along WPA Road. No damage occurred for the next few miles as the tornado moved across open farmland and crossed into Avoyelles Parish.
An EF-2 tornado touched down north of Krotz Springs where it flipped and and destroyed a mobile home. The tornado continued along its path tipping another mobile home on its roof and destroying 2 others by flying debris and knocking them off their blocks. The tornado continued on producing minor roof damage to 6 other homes and damaging farm equipment. Four people received minor injuries in a mobile home. The max estimated wind speed was 115 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana?
73 tornado events are recorded in St. Landry Parish between 1951 and 2026, causing 7 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in St. Landry Parish?
The strongest tornado on record in St. Landry Parish measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/st-landry-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.