Baton Rouge, LA Tornado History — 124 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Baton Rouge, LA had?
Baton Rouge has had 124 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 7 strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Baton Rouge?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Baton Rouge was an EF0 on December 28, 2024.
When is tornado season in Baton Rouge?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Baton Rouge, with 22 on record. April through June account for 55 of the 124 tornadoes on record near Baton Rouge.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Baton Rouge
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 47 total, averaging 2.4 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Baton Rouge since December 29, 2025
This is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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.
An NWS storm survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph embedded in a line of storms touched down along Highway 1 in far western Ascension Pa (LIX)
Within 25 miles of Baton Rouge. Quoted text is the report narrative exactly as filed. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
What storm spotters reported near Baton Rouge
One local storm report has been filed within 25 miles of Baton Rouge and since confirmed into the NOAA archive, the earliest on April 24, 2025 and the most recent on April 24, 2025. It is already counted in the Baton Rouge totals above; quoted below is the narrative the reporting office filed at the time.
[Landspout] Video of what appears to be a landspout/gustnado on Lakeview Dr in Walker. Mainly displaced trash can and flung light debris. Did not break branches of sma (LIX)
Source: National Weather Service and trained-spotter local storm reports, relayed by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
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 Baton Rouge
5 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Baton Rouge since 1950, across 4 events. 159 injuries have been reported across all events. 1989 was the deadliest year on record near Baton Rouge.
The deadliest single event was an F2 on June 8, 1989, which caused 2 fatalities along a 10.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Baton Rouge
What the record shows near Baton Rouge
The 2010s were the busiest decade near Baton Rouge, with 29 of the 124 confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles; the 2020s have produced 13 so far. The Baton Rouge record runs from the 1950s to today.
Of the tornadoes rated near Baton Rouge, 103 reached EF0 or EF1 and 20 reached EF2 or stronger. The most intense on record near Baton Rouge is rated EF3, of which 7 are logged. A further 1 near Baton Rouge is unrated — events NOAA logged before a damage survey assigned a scale.
Across the last 20 years Baton Rouge has averaged 2.4 confirmed tornadoes a year within 25 miles, 47 in total. 2016 was the busiest of them with 5, and 3 of those years passed with none at all.