Shreveport, Louisiana tornadoes

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55confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Shreveport since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 6, 2025, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total55within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.7average since 1950
Peak monthApril19 of 55
StrongestF4Feb 12, 1950
Deaths29whole paths, see note
Injuries629whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Shreveport.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

190 Jan: 6Feb: 5Mar: 6Apr: 19May: 9Jun: 0Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 2Nov: 6Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 19 of 55 tornadoes.

By time of day

90 12 AM: 1: 2: 23 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 2: 1: 19 AM: 1: 0: 212 PM: 0: 3: 93 PM: 5: 3: 56 PM: 7: 5: 29 PM: 0: 2: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 11960: 1: 1: 1: 0: 1: 2: 1: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 4: 01980: 1: 0: 0: 0: 3: 1: 0: 2: 1: 21990: 4: 3: 2: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 22000: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 22010: 1: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 12020: 0: 1: 1: 2: 2: 219501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
5
EF1
35
EF2
7
EF3
5
EF4
3

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, February 12, 1950

18 deaths, 77 injuries Strongest

F4, February 12, 1950

82.6 mile path Longest path

82.6 miles, F4

February 12, 1950, whole path Widest

1,400 yards, EF1

May 16, 2013
Every tornado

All 55 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 6, 2025EF112.69 mi810 yd00
Mar 4, 2025EF10.82 mi225 yd00
Jul 8, 2024EF11.86 mi150 yd00
Apr 28, 2024EF13.19 mi350 yd00
May 11, 2023EF12.65 mi130 yd00
Mar 2, 2023EF14.76 mi100 yd02
Apr 12, 2022EF112 mi400 yd00
Nov 11, 2021EF10.16 mi100 yd00
Oct 20, 2019EF13.59 mi350 yd00
Apr 13, 2018EF122.54 mi1,100 yd10
Apr 13, 2018EF010.47 mi100 yd00
May 25, 2015EF10.43 mi91 yd00
May 16, 2013EF02.48 mi350 yd00
May 16, 2013EF15.23 mi1,400 yd01
Jan 20, 2010EF315.56 mi1,087 yd00
Oct 29, 2009EF212.97 mi600 yd03
Apr 9, 2009EF237.17 mi500 yd02
Apr 23, 2000F18 mi150 yd06
Apr 23, 2000F332.5 mi500 yd03
Apr 3, 1999F419.3 mi200 yd7102
Jan 1, 1999F23.2 min/a01
Jan 23, 1996F27.5 mi400 yd030
Nov 3, 1992F10.5 mi43 yd00
Nov 3, 1992F11 mi40 yd00
Apr 27, 1991F12 mi120 yd00
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Shreveport and its county

Shreveport spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Caddo Parish (111 tornadoes) and Bossier Parish (76). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.