Tornado History

New Light Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list New Light, Louisiana as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 8 matching records from 1999 through 2019. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is May 19, 2019, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.2M.

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8recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$1.2Mminimum property damage

May 19, 2019latest tornado

18.67 milongest listed path

1232 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)6
F0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20173
20192
19991
20061
20181

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
January 21, 1999	F3	Tensas, Louisiana	14 mi	440 yd	0	$500K
April 2, 2017	EF1	Richland, Louisiana	3.78 mi	880 yd	0	$220K
March 28, 2018	EF1	Richland, Louisiana	4.05 mi	650 yd	4	$200K
May 19, 2019	EF1	Richland, Louisiana	18.67 mi	700 yd	0	$100K
April 2, 2017	EF1	Richland, Louisiana	3.69 mi	300 yd	0	$75K
April 13, 2019	EF1	Tensas, Louisiana	17.25 mi	1230 yd	0	$70K
April 2, 2017	EF1	Richland, Louisiana	4.24 mi	1232 yd	0	$15K
October 16, 2006	F0	Richland, Louisiana	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.