Tornado History

West Baton Rouge Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The records below identify 10 tornadoes from 1957 through 2020, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.4M, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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10recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$5.4Mminimum property damage
June 24, 2020latest tornado
5 milongest listed path
100 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F2 June 8, 19891989F2 June 8, 19891989F2 January 31, 19831983F1 March 1, 19911991F1 January 18, 19951995F1 October 16, 19571957F0 February 5, 19831983EF0 June 24, 20202020F0 March 21, 19741974F0 May 3, 19841984© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

  • 19832
  • 19892
  • 19571
  • 19741
  • 19841
  • 19911
  • 19951
  • 20201

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
June 8, 1989F2West Baton Rouge, Louisiana5 mi77 yd00$2.5M
June 8, 1989F2West Baton Rouge, Louisiana3.5 mi60 yd02$2.5M
January 31, 1983F2West Baton Rouge, Louisiana0.5 mi33 yd00$25K
March 1, 1991F1West Baton Rouge, Louisiana1 mi100 yd01$250K
January 18, 1995F1West Baton Rouge, Louisiana5 mi30 yd01$100K
October 16, 1957F1West Baton Rouge, Louisiana1 mi33 yd00$25K
February 5, 1983F0West Baton Rouge, Louisiana1 mi50 yd00$25K
June 24, 2020EF0West Baton Rouge, Louisiana0.7 mi75 yd00$15K
March 21, 1974F0West Baton Rouge, Louisiana0 mi33 yd00$30
May 3, 1984F0West Baton Rouge, Louisiana0 mi33 yd00N/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.