TORNADOES MAP · HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
Louisiana Tornado History & Map: Last Recorded & Total Count
The most recent Louisiana tornado in NOAA's archive is dated Oct 26, 2025 (EF1, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana). 2,482 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana from 1950–2025.
When was the last tornado in Louisiana?
The most recent tornado on record in Louisiana is dated Oct 26, 2025: an EF1 tornado that touched down in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. This archive ends on Dec 28, 2025 and is not a live feed.
How many tornadoes has Louisiana had?
NOAA's SPC archive lists 2,482 tornadoes that touched down in Louisiana during 1950–2025, the earliest dated Feb 12, 1950. The archive has entries in 76 of 76 covered calendar years. 2024 has the largest annual count, with 95 records.
Open this selection on the map ↗- Single-track records
- 2,482
- Tracks affecting more than one state
- 39
- Unrated records
- 28
- Records without a start position
- 0
When were Louisiana tornadoes recorded?
April has the largest pooled count, with 460 records across the archive. This pools all covered years; individual dates can strongly influence the total. It is not a forecast or an adjusted monthly average.
- January187
- February153
- March255
- April460
- May344
- June164
- July92
- August73
- September134
- October185
- November249
- December186
Recorded tornadoes by archive month. Counts include records with missing coordinates or ratings. Source: NOAA SPC single-track archive.
Recorded damage ratings
F labels remain on earlier records and EF labels on records from February 1, 2007 onward. Unrated means unavailable, not EF0. Read the rating definitions.
| Rating number | F records | EF records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 395 | 372 |
| 1 | 715 | 491 |
| 2 | 271 | 100 |
| 3 | 87 | 12 |
| 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Unrated | 28 | |
Recent years in Louisiana
| Year | Records | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | Map for 2025 |
| 2024 | 95 | Map for 2024 |
| 2023 | 34 | Map for 2023 |
| 2022 | 55 | Map for 2022 |
| 2021 | 59 | Map for 2021 |
Selected records to explore
5 rated records, ordered by rating number, then most recent date and archive ID. These are examples to inspect, not a ranking of financial loss, measured winds, or casualties.
| Date | Touchdown | Rating | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | F5 | 109.2 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | EF4 | 67.16 |
| Nov 29, 2010 | Winn Parish, Louisiana | EF4 | 13.96 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | EF4 | 148.97 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana | F4 | 19.3 |
How to interpret this page
These are whole tracks selected by their recorded touchdown area, not all tornadoes that affected that area. The linked map also includes tracks recorded as ending in or crossing the selected state, so its count may be higher. A border-crossing track's rating and dimensions describe the whole event and may reflect conditions beyond that border. Earlier reporting was less complete, especially for weaker tornadoes.
Source: NOAA SPC 1950–2025 single-track CSV. Latest event date: 2025-12-28. Processing and limitations explain missing values, approximate track lines, and why monetary losses are not totaled here.
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