Tornado History Map

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana tornado history

47 tornadoes recorded in or across Lafayette Parish from 1952 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 Lafayette Parish

The Storm Prediction Center records 47 tornadoes whose paths touched Lafayette Parish, Louisiana between 1952 and 2024. They killed 6 people and injured 76. The busiest month is May, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 29 October 1974. The most recent was on 5 November 2024.

  • 47tornadoes
  • 6deaths
  • 76injuries
  • 1,748per 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 Lafayette Parish?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01430%
F1 / EF12247%
F2 / EF21021%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lafayette Parish tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2000s.1950s41960s51970s81980s71990s72000s102010s52020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s5
1970s8
1980s7
1990s7
2000s10
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in May.Jan6Feb2Mar2Apr6May9Jun3Jul1Aug2Sep3Oct6Nov4Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan6
Feb2
Mar2
Apr6
May9
Jun3
Jul1
Aug2
Sep3
Oct6
Nov4
Dec3

Records for Lafayette Parish

  • Deadliest: Cankton, Louisiana tornado4 April 1952, F2, 4 deaths, 33 injuries, 20.4 miles long
  • Strongest: Louisiana tornado29 October 1974, F3, 1 injury, 7.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Louisiana tornado6 June 1977, F1, 23.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Louisiana tornado5 November 2024, EF1, 5 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Lafayette 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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