Tornado Information for Louisiana Louisiana averages 29 tornados per year, resulting in an average of 3 fatalities. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tornadoes in Louisiana. August 31, 2008 – Hurricane Gustav reached the Louisiana coast on the morning of September 1, making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana. The largest of them all—the deadliest tornado in United States history—laid waste to parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
The center of the storm continued northwest across the state, so damage and deaths were widespread in many areas; 34 parishes were declared as disaster areas. The death toll from this March 18, 1925, twister was 695, with more than 2,000 injured. 0–9.
This is in the northeast part of the state near Monroe. This category contains articles about tornadoes or tornado outbreaks affecting the state of Louisiana. It started as a waterspout that formed over Lake St. … The worst damage took … This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Louisiana from the year 1950.
Counties in a high risk tornado area include Acadia Parish, LA , Lafayette Parish, LA and Washington Parish, LA . The 255 official fatalities make this the third deadliest single tornado in U.S. history, behind only the Natchez, Mississippi, 1840 tornado and our #1 worst U.S. tornado. Rated an EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the New Richmond tornado caused 117 deaths and is the worst tornado in Wisconsin state history. If you are interested in reading about the “worst” tornadoes that have struck Louisiana(and all other states), see this page on our site. The strongest tornado ever in Louisiana was back on February 21, 1971 in Delhi, LA. This list may not reflect recent changes . The 219-mile path it cut through Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois is also on record as the longest in world history. Most of the deaths were in southern Illinois. This is considered to be the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. A number of violent tornadoes moved through parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, killing 324 people and injuring 1,652 others. (according to SPC) This is in the northeast part of the state near Monroe. It was an F-5. Pages in category "Tornadoes in Louisiana" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.