Tornado History Map

Washington Parish, Louisiana tornado history

46 tornadoes recorded in or across Washington Parish from 1961 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 Washington Parish

The Storm Prediction Center records 46 tornadoes whose paths touched Washington Parish, Louisiana between 1961 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 20 March 1983. The most recent was on 16 February 2025.

  • 46tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 20injuries
  • 687per 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 Washington Parish?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01022%
F1 / EF12861%
F2 / EF2715%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Washington Parish tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2000s.1960s51970s71980s61990s42000s142010s72020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1960s5
1970s7
1980s6
1990s4
2000s14
2010s7
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in Apr.Jan3Feb6Mar3Apr9May4Jun2Jul0Aug2Sep4Oct2Nov7Dec4
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb6
Mar3
Apr9
May4
Jun2
Jul0
Aug2
Sep4
Oct2
Nov7
Dec4

Records for Washington Parish

  • Strongest: Louisiana tornado20 March 1983, F3, 2 miles long
  • Longest path: Louisiana tornado9 April 1961, F2, 23.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Louisiana tornado16 February 2025, EF1, 6 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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