Tornado History Map

Union Parish, Louisiana tornado history

58 tornadoes recorded in or across Union Parish from 1953 to 2025, 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 Union Parish

The Storm Prediction Center records 58 tornadoes whose paths touched Union Parish, Louisiana between 1953 and 2025. They killed 2 people and injured 51. The busiest month is April, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 3 December 1978. The most recent was on 5 January 2025.

  • 58tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 51injuries
  • 661per 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 Union Parish?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01119%
F1 / EF13357%
F2 / EF21017%
F3 / EF347%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Union Parish tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 2000s.1950s31960s21970s71980s71990s62000s122010s102020s11

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1970s7
1980s7
1990s6
2000s12
2010s10
2020s11
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Apr.Jan5Feb3Mar4Apr14May11Jun1Jul2Aug2Sep3Oct2Nov3Dec8
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PeriodCount
Jan5
Feb3
Mar4
Apr14
May11
Jun1
Jul2
Aug2
Sep3
Oct2
Nov3
Dec8

Records for Union Parish

Notable tornadoes in Union Parish

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

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