Shreveport, LA Tornado History — 193 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Shreveport, LA had?
Shreveport has had 193 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 16 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Shreveport?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Shreveport was an EF1 on September 24, 2025.
When is tornado season in Shreveport?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Shreveport, with 53 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 Shreveport
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 79 total, averaging 4.0 per year over this window.
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 Shreveport
44 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Shreveport since 1950, across 10 events. 695 injuries have been reported across all events. 1950 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on February 12, 1950, which caused 18 fatalities along a 82.6-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Shreveport
About Tornadoes in Shreveport
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.
Northwest Louisiana lies where the piney uplands of the ArkLaTex meet the Red River valley, and its severe weather grows out of that geography. Warm, humid air streaming north from the Gulf of Mexico blankets the region through much of the year, and when it collides with sharp cold fronts, dryline surges pushing east from Texas, or potent jet-stream disturbances aloft, the atmosphere around Shreveport can turn dangerous quickly. Unlike the plains far to the northwest, this corridor also carries a pronounced cool-season threat, because unstable Gulf air often lingers here deep into winter.
The violent end of Shreveport's history bears that out. On February 12, 1950, an F4 raced 82.6 miles across the region, killing 18 people and injuring 77, while an F2 the same day killed 5 along a 58.4-mile track. On December 3, 1978, another F4 carved a 400-yard-wide swath through the city, injuring 266 people, killing 2, and causing roughly 275 million dollars in damage. An F4 returned on April 3, 1999, its 19.3-mile path leaving 7 dead and 102 injured.
Recent decades have kept the pattern intact, often in the cool season. A 1,087-yard-wide EF3 moved through the area on January 20, 2010, and on January 11, 2020, an EF2 tracked 31.79 miles and killed 3 people. Another EF2 followed on December 13, 2022, killing 2. The record behind these accounts comes from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, whose database also feeds the event list elsewhere on this page.