Tornado History Map

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana tornado history

116 tornadoes recorded in or across Calcasieu Parish from 1950 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 Calcasieu Parish

The Storm Prediction Center records 116 tornadoes whose paths touched Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 19 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 21 November 1992. The most recent was on 25 October 2025.

  • 116tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 43injuries
  • 1,090per 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 Calcasieu Parish?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03934%
F1 / EF15951%
F2 / EF21311%
F3 / EF343%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating1<1%

Calcasieu Parish tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in 1990s.1950s61960s111970s151980s181990s222000s82010s182020s18

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

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PeriodCount
1950s6
1960s11
1970s15
1980s18
1990s22
2000s8
2010s18
2020s18
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in May.Jan12Feb3Mar13Apr14May19Jun8Jul10Aug4Sep2Oct17Nov7Dec7
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PeriodCount
Jan12
Feb3
Mar13
Apr14
May19
Jun8
Jul10
Aug4
Sep2
Oct17
Nov7
Dec7

Records for Calcasieu Parish

  • Strongest: Louisiana tornado21 November 1992, F3, 2 injuries, 6 miles long
  • Longest path: Louisiana tornado17 March 1961, F2, 40.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Louisiana tornado25 October 2025, EF0, 2.1 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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