Tornado History

New Orleans Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list New Orleans, Louisiana as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 4 matching records from 2000 through 2021. The strongest matching rating is F2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is May 12, 2021, and minimum reported property damage totals $2.5M.

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4recorded tornadoes

F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$2.5Mminimum property damage

May 12, 2021latest tornado

6.47 milongest listed path

150 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F2 (Considerable damage)1
EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20001
20061
20071
20211

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
February 13, 2007	EF2	Orleans, Louisiana	6.47 mi	50 yd	15	$2.0M
February 2, 2006	F2	Orleans, Louisiana	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	$500K
May 12, 2021	EF0	Orleans, Louisiana	5.14 mi	125 yd	0	$25K
August 10, 2000	F0	Orleans, Louisiana	0.1 mi	20 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.