79
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
24
Direct injuries
$14.7M
Property damage
Tornado in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: 79 recorded events between 1951 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #118 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Tangipahoa Parish is the 2020s, when 16 of the county's 79 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 Tangipahoa Parish archive, tornado makes up 16.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #118 for this hazard and #5 within Louisiana, putting it in the 96.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for tornado in Tangipahoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-15 | EF4 | 67.2 mi | 1,400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1953-02-06 | EF3 | 15.6 mi | 400 yd | Crossed in |
| 2006-11-15 | EF2 | 6.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2023-02-08 | EF2 | 3.5 mi | 175 yd | Touched down here |
| 2017-02-07 | EF2 | 23.1 mi | 750 yd | Crossed in |
| 2014-12-23 | EF2 | 4.6 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1992-02-15 | EF2 | 0.8 mi | 527 yd | Touched down here |
| 1987-02-15 | EF2 | 3.5 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1977-09-05 | EF2 | 1.7 mi | 70 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-12-04 | EF2 | 42.7 mi | 80 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2008 | INDEPENDENCE | EF1 | 1 | 0 | $25K |
| Feb 15, 1992 | F2 | 0 | 10 | $2.5M | |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Dec 4, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 3 | $2.5M | |
| May 17, 2015 | TICKFAW | EF1 | 0 | 2 | $100K |
| Nov 15, 2006 | ARCOLA | F1 | 0 | 2 | $250K |
| Nov 10, 1998 | KENTWOOD | F1 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | LORANGER | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | LEWISTON | EF1 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | BAPTIST | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ARCOLA | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | FLUKER | EF1 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | HUSSER | EF1 | $110K |
| Oct 26, 2025 | HAMMOND MUNI ARPT | EF1 | $15K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | LEES LNDG | EF1 | $30K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | ROBERT | EF0 | $5K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | HAMMOND MUNI ARPT | EF1 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from Tangipahoa Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 275
- Hail 72
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A weak tornado initially touched down near a hospital turning an unoccupied mobile home on its side, peeling off a portion of the roof of a nearby building, and moving several automobiles and breaking out their windows. One fatality occurred when a 51 year old woman was thrown into a vehicle in a parking lot of the hospital. The tornado continued eastward for about a mile producing intermittent damage primarily to trees.
The beginning of what would eventually be a long-tracked and violent tornado touched down near the Tangipahoa River just north of LA 38. The beginning of this track was identified via high resolution satellite imagery in which numerous trees were damaged and uprooted along the river bank. The tornado maintained EF-1 strength as it moved northeast where more swaths of tree damage were found along River and Hayes roads. Numerous structures were also damaged along Hwy 1054 and Sanders Road as the tornado reached an initial peak in strength with max winds estimated to be near 110 mph based on the damage observed. The tornado damage path then weakened and narrowed as it approached J.W. Schilling Road. It then exited Tangipahoa Parish and entered Pike County near McNabb Creek Road.
The survey team found mostly EF1 tornado damage and found a few locations with low end EF2 damage. Damage began south of Louisiana Highway 16 near Highway 1054. Near this location, numerous trees were laid down or snapped off with some oriented to the northwest and some to the southeast. A few homes also sustained significant roof damage. On Leander Lane, 3 or 4 homes had varying roof damage with one well built home with more than half its roof pulled off and a wall collapsed in. An unanchored 12×24 shed was slid off its foundation and another outbuilding was destroyed. Two travel trailers were moved 50 yards and destroyed. Farther northeast on Eastwood Road, pine trees were snapped. Trees were also snapped near Katherine Holton Road and Chappepeela Ridge Road, along with a well built home having part of its second story roof pulled off and a wall collapsed. The tornado track ended shortly after this location near Rolling Pine Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?
79 tornado events are recorded in Tangipahoa Parish between 1951 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Tangipahoa Parish?
The strongest tornado on record in Tangipahoa Parish measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/tangipahoa-parish/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.