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Winn Parish, Louisiana tornadoes

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has recorded 43 tornadoes in Winn Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through 2024, about one every 1.7 years. That ranks it 26 of 64 counties in Louisiana with a recorded tornado. The most recent was an EF2 on April 13, 2022.

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Tornadoes since 1950
43
Since 2000
24
Strongest
EF4, November 29, 2010
Most recent
EF2, April 13, 2022
Peak month
May (11)
Per 1,000 sq mi
45
FEMA tornado risk
Relatively Low

F0/EF0 1 2 3 4 5 · Lines run from where each tornado touched down to where it lifted; dots are short paths. Neighboring counties are outlined.

When tornadoes hit Winn Parish

May has brought the most, 11 of 43. About 67% touched down between 2 pm and 8 pm (Central Standard Time, as the Storm Prediction Center records it).

By decade

More tornadoes in recent decades mostly reflects better detection and reporting (Doppler radar, storm spotters, damage surveys), especially for weak EF0 tornadoes, not necessarily more storms. The 2020s bar covers only 2020 to 2024.

How strong they were

Rating Estimated 3-second gust Tornadoes
F0 / EF0 Light damage: 65 to 85 mph (EF scale) 4
F1 / EF1 Moderate: 86 to 110 mph 27
F2 / EF2 Considerable: 111 to 135 mph 8
F3 / EF3 Severe: 136 to 165 mph 3
F4 / EF4 Devastating: 166 to 200 mph 1
F5 / EF5 Incredible: over 200 mph 0

Tornadoes before February 2007 were rated on the original Fujita (F) scale; since then the National Weather Service uses the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. Wind speeds above are EF-scale estimates from damage, not measurements. See what the EF scale means.

The strongest tornadoes in Winn Parish

Date Rating Path length Path width Deaths Injuries
November 29, 2010 EF4 14 mi 400 yd
March 20, 1974 F3 85.2 mi 200 yd 1 9
March 20, 1974 F3 44.7 mi 77 yd 18
May 19, 1983 F3 23 mi 500 yd 10
March 22, 1953 F2 234.7 mi 200 yd 2 22
December 3, 1953 F2 1 mi 100 yd 3
May 3, 2009 EF2 1.5 mi 399 yd 2
May 16, 1953 F2 28.5 mi 200 yd
April 19, 1959 F2 20.7 mi 100 yd
March 28, 1977 F2 6.1 mi 10 yd

Deaths and injuries are for each tornado’s whole path, which can cross other counties.

The deadliest

The deadliest tornado to touch Winn Parish was an F2 on March 22, 1953. It killed 2 people and injured 22 along its 234.7-mile path.

Most recent tornadoes

Date Rating Path length Path width Deaths Injuries
April 13, 2022 EF2 18.7 mi 625 yd
May 8, 2019 EF1 2.9 mi 250 yd
November 5, 2018 EF1 1.2 mi 300 yd
November 5, 2018 EF2 19.6 mi 400 yd
November 5, 2018 EF1 3.1 mi 100 yd
November 5, 2018 EF1 0.4 mi 50 yd
November 5, 2018 EF1 3.1 mi 50 yd
March 28, 2018 EF1 16 mi 1,200 yd

The official database ends with 2024. For storms since then, see the Storm Prediction Center’s reports and your local National Weather Service office.

FEMA’s tornado risk rating

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates the tornado risk in Winn Parish as relatively low, with a score of 59 out of 100 compared with every other U.S. county. It estimates about 0.80 tornadoes a year here and an expected annual loss of about $1,029,769 to buildings, people and farming. The index mixes how often tornadoes strike with what is exposed and how well a community can recover, so a busy rural county can rate lower than a less active city.

Neighboring counties

Staying safe

When a tornado warning is issued, act at once. Go to a basement, storm shelter or safe room. With none, use a small windowless room on the lowest floor, as far from outside walls as you can, and cover your head and neck. Mobile homes and cars are not safe places to ride out a tornado: leave early for a sturdy building or shelter. Read the full tornado safety guide and the National Weather Service advice linked below.

Sources

Sources last checked 1 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many tornadoes has Winn Parish had?

43 from 1950 through 2024 in NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center database, 24 of them since 2000.

When was the last tornado in Winn Parish?

The most recent in the official record was an EF2 on April 13, 2022. Later storms are not yet in the final database.

What was the strongest tornado in Winn Parish?

An EF4 on November 29, 2010, with a 14-mile path.

When is tornado season in Winn Parish?

May has had the most tornadoes here. Across the U.S. the peak runs from spring into early summer, and the South also sees tornadoes in late fall and winter.