Tornado History Map

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Evangeline Parish from 1960 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Evangeline Parish

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Evangeline Parish, Louisiana between 1960 and 2024. They killed 4 people and injured 17. The busiest month is May, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 29 October 2002. The most recent was on 28 December 2024.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 17injuries
  • 664per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Evangeline Parish?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01227%
F1 / EF12455%
F2 / EF2716%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Evangeline Parish tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1970s.1960s11970s91980s31990s82000s92010s82020s6

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s9
1980s3
1990s8
2000s9
2010s8
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in May.Jan4Feb3Mar2Apr3May9Jun4Jul1Aug2Sep5Oct6Nov1Dec4
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan4
Feb3
Mar2
Apr3
May9
Jun4
Jul1
Aug2
Sep5
Oct6
Nov1
Dec4

Records for Evangeline Parish

  • Deadliest: Louisiana tornado3 September 2008, EF2, 2 deaths, 2 injuries, 7.1 miles long
  • Strongest: Louisiana tornado29 October 2002, F2, 2 deaths, 3 injuries, 10.5 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Louisiana tornado28 December 2024, EF1, 15.4 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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