Alexandria, LA Tornado History — 101 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Alexandria, LA had?
Alexandria has had 101 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 6 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Alexandria?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Alexandria was an EF1 on May 26, 2025.
When is tornado season in Alexandria?
December is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Alexandria, with 18 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Alexandria
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 52 total, averaging 2.6 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Alexandria since December 29, 2025
These are 3 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Alexandria. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Alexandria
16 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Alexandria since 1950, across 6 events. 110 injuries have been reported across all events. 1953 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on December 3, 1953, which caused 9 fatalities along a 85.5-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Alexandria
About Tornadoes in Alexandria
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico rarely has far to travel to reach central Louisiana, and when it arrives beneath strong jet-stream winds and advancing cold fronts, the atmosphere over Alexandria can turn dangerous quickly. Wind shear along these clashing airmasses tilts and rotates thunderstorm updrafts, and because Gulf warmth lingers deep into winter, tornadoes here are as much a cool-season hazard as a springtime threat, with December and January boundaries every bit as capable as April's.
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center's files for the Alexandria area span generations of storms. An F3 tornado injured eleven people on January 6, 1951, and on December 3, 1953 an F4 carved a track roughly 85 miles long, killing nine and injuring about fifty. Another F3 arrived on November 8, 1957, claiming three lives, and an F3 in June 1981 injured ten more.
Later generations have faced the same sky. On December 16, 2019, an EF3 traveled some 62 miles through the region and killed one person. An EF2 followed on April 23, 2020, also taking a life, and an EF1 touched down in May 2025. Residents whose grandparents remember the mid-century storms now watch the same winter fronts with the same respect.