Eros, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Eros is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Eros is about the same as Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #329
| Eros, LA | 0.01 |
| Louisiana | 0.03 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Eros, LA | 0.0000 |
| Louisiana | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #192
| Eros, LA | 233.90 |
| Louisiana | 235.86 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 2,959 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Eros, LA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 6 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 205 | Hail: | 1,143 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 2 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 7 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 5 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,523 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 5 |
| Other: | 55 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Eros, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Eros, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Eros, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 81 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Eros, LA.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.5 | 2009-04-09 | 2 | 32°25'N / 92°25'W | 32°24'N / 92°19'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Ouachita |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This storm developed in a wooded area along and east of Olive Grove Road in Jackson Parish where several small pine trees were snapped. Further east along Hwy 144 north of Eros, numerous large trees were snapped and a nearby home sustained roof damage. A barn in a field nearby also sustained significant roof damage. The tornado tracked east into Ouachita Parish, snapping and uprooting trees as well as causing minor roof damage to nearby homes along Guyton Loop Road. The tornado crossed Hwy 34, and moved onto Old Jonesboro Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree was physically moved 30 feet with the root ball intact, leaving a large hole in its original location. One mobile home was moved off of its foundation and several sheds and outbuildings were completely destroyed. Roof damage occurred to several homes along the street as well. The worst damage occurred to a home along Antioch Church Road, where the entire roof was peeled off and destroyed, leaving only the walls. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms. These thunderstorms caused long track tornadoes to occur across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, northeast Texas, and north Louisiana. | |||||||||||
| 3.8 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°18'N / 92°27'W | 32°23'N / 92°21'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 5.8 | 1986-03-18 | 2 | 32°23'N / 92°21'W | 32°20'N / 92°19'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita |
| 10.1 | 1953-05-16 | 2 | 32°18'N / 92°45'W | 32°18'N / 92°22'W | 22.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 11.3 | 1953-04-29 | 2 | 32°29'N / 92°32'W | 32°37'N / 92°25'W | 11.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 13.4 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°37'W | 32°32'N / 92°35'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 14.6 | 1986-11-07 | 2 | 32°11'N / 92°39'W | 32°21'N / 92°36'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 16.1 | 1982-04-19 | 2 | 32°33'N / 92°45'W | 32°35'N / 92°28'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 16.7 | 1984-05-02 | 2 | 32°25'N / 92°47'W | 32°30'N / 92°37'W | 10.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 18.7 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 18.9 | 1968-02-01 | 3 | 32°24'N / 92°06'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 18.9 | 1977-03-28 | 2 | 32°06'N / 92°32'W | 32°09'N / 92°27'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Winn |
| 19.3 | 1965-02-11 | 2 | 32°33'N / 92°40'W | 32°40'N / 92°36'W | 9.00 Miles | 117 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 19.4 | 1983-12-02 | 2 | 32°30'N / 92°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita | |
| 19.5 | 1961-09-12 | 3 | 32°14'N / 92°42'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 5 | 37 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 19.5 | 1964-04-05 | 2 | 32°28'N / 92°47'W | 32°30'N / 92°42'W | 5.40 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 19.7 | 1973-01-18 | 3 | 32°08'N / 92°18'W | 32°17'N / 92°02'W | 18.70 Miles | 73 Yards | 1 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Caldwell |
| 20.1 | 1968-03-11 | 2 | 32°18'N / 92°45'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 21.9 | 1996-11-30 | 2 | 32°32'N / 92°47'W | 32°38'N / 92°40'W | 10.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 2 | 9 | 2.0M | 0K | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: The tornado, in association with a line of severe thunderstorms, touched down in southwest Simsboro, LA. The tornado killed 2 men while injuring another as a tree fell across the cab of their truck while installing a radio. Nine people were injured. The tornado did minor damage to 33 homes, one was completely destroyed. Several mobile homes and one local church suffered major damage. The tornado struck the Ball-Foster Glass Container factory near I-20 knocking out brick walls and flipping 18 wheel trailers adjacent to the factory. As the tornado moved across I-20 several wrecks occurred including a tractor trailer which jackknifed into a ditch. M23VE, M?VE | |||||||||||
| 25.3 | 1965-07-11 | 2 | 32°31'N / 92°50'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 25.6 | 2009-05-03 | 2 | 32°04'N / 92°39'W | 32°05'N / 92°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 399 Yards | 0 | 2 | 3.0M | 0K | Winn |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous homes were damaged in the town of Dodson with several completely destroyed. One mobile home was picked up and moved 30 feet west of its original location where it was destroyed with parts of the frame wrapped around a neighboring home. The two injuries occurred in the destroyed home. Approximately 27 mobile homes and 11 built in place structures in the center of Dodson sustained severe damage from snapped or falling trees and/or wind damage. A mobile home in the center of Dodson was rolled off its foundation and destroyed. The tornado touched down on the southwest side of town along US 167 and moved northward 1.5 miles before lifting along State Route 1235. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very unstable airmass developed across the four state region during the afternoon hours of May 2nd. A weak cold front had moved southward during the morning hours into southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas and had stalled. A weak shortwave moved into the Texas Hill County and produced enough lift...along with the development of a strong low level jet...for strong to severe thunderstorms to erupt across the region. The storms initially developed as supercells...producing large hail and isolated tornadoes but then evolved into a squall line. Strong straight line winds accompanied the squall line with winds in excess of 100 mph reported with some storms. There were also isolated tornadoes reported within the squall line itself. Damage was extensive across the region but overnight...the repeated training of storms resulted in a widespread flash flooding event. Numerous counties and parishes were flooded with rainfall amounts in excess of 6 inches in a 12 hour period common. By the time the event ended...there were five different line echo wave patterns that developed across the four state region the afternoon of May 2nd through the morning hours of May 3rd. | |||||||||||
| 27.5 | 1983-11-19 | 2 | 32°43'N / 92°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 28.3 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°07'N / 92°06'W | 32°10'N / 91°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 29.5 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 32°11'N / 91°59'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 30.9 | 1983-05-18 | 2 | 32°03'N / 92°05'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 31.1 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 31°56'N / 92°15'W | 32°02'N / 92°09'W | 7.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25.0M | 0 | La Salle |
| 31.4 | 1953-05-16 | 2 | 31°59'N / 93°00'W | 32°06'N / 92°32'W | 28.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Natchitoches |
| 31.5 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°39'N / 92°01'W | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ouachita |
| 31.7 | 1973-01-18 | 3 | 32°17'N / 92°02'W | 32°24'N / 91°44'W | 19.30 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 32.4 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 31°42'N / 92°48'W | 32°09'N / 92°09'W | 49.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 22 | 2.5M | 0 | Winn |
| 32.7 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°45'N / 92°08'W | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 11 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 32.8 | 1983-11-19 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°38'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union | |
| 32.9 | 1972-04-15 | 2 | 32°42'N / 92°30'W | 32°56'N / 91°50'W | 41.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 33.3 | 1955-05-23 | 2 | 32°15'N / 93°00'W | 32°17'N / 92°57'W | 4.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bienville |
| 33.4 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°40'W | 32°54'N / 92°33'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 33.5 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°50'N / 92°43'W | 32°49'N / 92°39'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Union |
| 34.0 | 2004-11-23 | 2 | 31°56'N / 92°12'W | 32°02'N / 92°00'W | 12.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 800K | 0 | Caldwell |
| Brief Description: THIS TORNADO EXITED LA SALLE PARISH AND ENTERED THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CALDWELL PARISH JUST SOUTHWEST OF SPAULDING. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN OVER AND SNAPPED OFF AT THE PARISH LINE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F1 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST TO THE COMMUNITY OF SPAULDING WHERE A FEW HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF SPAULDING...HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF IN A RAVINE. THE TORNADO TRACKED FOUR MILES ALONG ROUTE 849 TO PARISH ROAD 730 WHERE TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE BLOWN 125 TO 150 YARDS AND DEMOLISHED. IN THE TOWN OF HOLUM...SEVERAL HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED WHERE THE ROOF SEPARATED FROM THE HOME. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F2 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST TO NEAR COPENHAGEN WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AND SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F1 AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND CROSS THE OUACHITA RIVER. ONE HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE THERE. | |||||||||||
| 34.5 | 1992-11-03 | 3 | 32°27'N / 93°06'W | 32°34'N / 92°54'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Bienville |
| 35.0 | 1959-04-19 | 2 | 31°54'N / 92°52'W | 32°12'N / 92°52'W | 20.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Winn |
| 35.1 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 31°52'N / 92°18'W | 31°56'N / 92°15'W | 5.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 30 | 25.0M | 0 | St. Helena |
| 35.8 | 2004-11-23 | 3 | 31°53'N / 92°15'W | 31°55'N / 92°13'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 20 | 5.0M | 0 | La Salle |
| Brief Description: A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM MOVED INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST LA SALLE PARISH AND TRACKED TOWARDS THE TOWN OF OLLA. THE TRACK BEGAN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OLLA AND TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR 3 MILES TOWARDS THE LA SALLE/CALDWELL PARISH LINE. THE LA SALLE PARISH HIGH SCHOOL SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE WHERE THE TORNADO WAS RATED A LOW END F2. THE DAMAGE PATH EXTENDED INTO THE MIDDLE OF OLLA WERE NUMEROUS HOMES SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. SOME HOMES LOST THE ROOF...EXTERIOR WALLS AND A FEW INTERIOR WALLS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F3 AT THIS LOCATION. ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN...5 MOBILE HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND A PICKUP WAS LAUNCHED 200 FEET AND SMASHED UPSIDE DOWN. IN THE COMMUNITY OF STANDARD...4 HOMES AND A STORE WERE DESTROYED. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN F3 AT THIS LOCATION. TOTAL DAMAGE CONSISTED OF MINOR TO MAJOR DAMAGE TO 106 HOMES AND THE HIGH SCHOOL. F89PH | |||||||||||
| 36.1 | 1983-04-01 | 4 | 32°40'N / 91°57'W | 32°42'N / 91°52'W | 5.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 2 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Morehouse |
| 37.0 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°32'N / 93°11'W | 32°50'N / 92°44'W | 33.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 38.0 | 2002-12-18 | 2 | 32°53'N / 92°32'W | 33°00'N / 92°24'W | 16.20 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell moving northeast across the parish. As the tornado developed in Union Parish, Louisiana, eyewitness reports described the tornado as resembling a stove pipe with screaming winds sounding like a banshee. Where the tornado originally touched down, a bowl like appearance was carved into the woods when viewing the initial impact point horizontally. The tornado then continued northeast across a combination of farmland and wooded region destroying 2 mobile homes and severely damaging 6 wooden houses. As the tornado moved into Union County, Arkansas, the tornado moved across only heavily wooded area void of structures. | |||||||||||
| 38.7 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°50'N / 92°44'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 14.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 39.0 | 1983-05-19 | 3 | 31°52'N / 92°55'W | 31°53'N / 92°28'W | 23.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 10 | 25.0M | 0 | Winn |
| 39.2 | 1999-04-03 | 3 | 32°36'N / 93°05'W | 32°42'N / 92°58'W | 8.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: The tornado developed from a supercell which developed as a favourable upper level jet pattern and an unstable atmosphere moved over the area. Two mobile homes completely destroyed and two cars levitated and rolled. About 10 homes heavily damaged. Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped. | |||||||||||
| 40.4 | 2010-11-29 | 4 | 31°47'N / 92°48'W | 31°57'N / 92°39'W | 14.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0K | Winn |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Numerous trees were snapped near the intersection of Collier and Water Well Roads. The tornado then crossed Gum Springs Road, where it completely destroyed one well-built two story brick home and an adjacent brick garage. The home was approximately 4000 sq. ft in size, built in 1997, and its destruction was the basis of the EF-4 rating. Many of the nearby trees were completely snapped, with several near the home snapped off at the base. One single wide mobile home was also destroyed, with its remnants blown into a wooded area about 300 yards away. Another nearby home was moderately damaged, while two other homes suffered minor damage. The tornado then crossed into an open field, before entering a heavily wooded area, traveling northeast across Highways 84 and 167, where sporadic minor tree damage was observed just west and north of Winnfield. Maximum winds are estimated around 170 mph, with a maximum width of 400 yards. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A potent...upper level short wave accompanied a prefrontal feature during the afternoon hours of November 29th across north central Louisiana. These thunderstorms developed in a weakly unstable airmass across the region. However...there was strong wind shear present...especially in the lowest 3 kilometers of the atmosphere. A broken line of thunderstorms developed across east central Texas into northwest Louisiana along the prefrontal trough axis. These thunderstorms quickly became supercells. One of these storms produced a significant tornado in Winn Parish which traveled northeast and dropped again in southern Ouachita Parish. Other storms downed powerlines in northwest Louisiana and minor flooding problems. | |||||||||||
| 40.4 | 1950-02-12 | 3 | 32°11'N / 93°12'W | 32°33'N / 93°02'W | 27.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bienville |
| 41.7 | 1984-11-10 | 2 | 32°38'N / 91°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 41.8 | 1999-04-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 92°52'W | 33°00'N / 92°44'W | 14.50 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: About 15 homes were severely damaged. Numerous large trees uprooted or snapped off. | |||||||||||
| 41.8 | 1953-12-03 | 4 | 31°46'N / 92°21'W | 31°49'N / 92°19'W | 4.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 15 | 2.5M | 0 | La Salle |
| 42.1 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 3.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 42.1 | 1973-12-03 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°45'W | 32°37'N / 91°42'W | 9.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 42.3 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 32°29'N / 91°51'W | 32°35'N / 91°35'W | 17.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 42.4 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 32°58'N / 92°36'W | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 42.7 | 1974-03-20 | 3 | 31°49'N / 92°57'W | 31°55'N / 92°40'W | 20.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Winn |
| 43.0 | 1982-04-25 | 3 | 32°39'N / 93°16'W | 32°40'N / 92°55'W | 13.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 43.8 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 33°00'N / 92°35'W | 33°02'N / 92°32'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 43.8 | 1978-05-07 | 2 | 32°49'N / 93°14'W | 32°50'N / 92°43'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Claiborne |
| 43.9 | 1995-04-20 | 2 | 32°51'N / 91°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 100K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| Brief Description: Three houses were destroyed. Three people were taken to the hospital for superficial injuries. Several roads were closed due to downed trees and power lines. | |||||||||||
| 44.1 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 32°16'N / 93°11'W | 32°13'N / 93°08'W | 4.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 120K | 0 | Bienville |
| Brief Description: Several homes and businesses sustained major roof damage. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. | |||||||||||
| 44.2 | 1961-09-12 | 2 | 33°00'N / 92°39'W | 33°01'N / 92°37'W | 3.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Union |
| 44.3 | 2008-12-09 | 2 | 31°41'N / 92°12'W | 31°55'N / 92°04'W | 18.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 750K | 0K | La Salle |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A funnel cloud was first observed just west of Pineview by staff members from the local hospital. Shortly afterward, the tornado touched down near Industrial Rd. and snapped or uprooted several trees, causing EF0 damage. The storm path at this location was 75 yards wide. The tornado then traveled northeast to Hwy 127 where it caused EF2 damage. Several modular homes were completely destroyed. One man received minor injuries as he was temporarily trapped in his home after the storm struck. Two brick homes in the immediate area suffered severe roof damage. Several 2 to 3 foot-thick trees were snapped or uprooted and carried up to 50 yards. The path of the storm at this location was about 300 yards wide. The tornado then proceeded to Wilburn Rd. and caused EF1 damage. Several 12 to 18 inch-diameter trees were snapped in this heavily wooded area. One 2 to 3 foot-diameter trees was uprooted. The path of the storm at this location was 100 yards wide. The storm continued northeast, crossing Industrial Rd. 8, where it caused EF0 damage. A few 8 to 12 inch-diameter trees were snapped. The path was 50 yards wide at this location. In northern La Salle Parish, the storm crossed Boneyard Rd just south of Hwy 124, causing EF0 damage. A few 8 to 12 inch-diameter trees were snapped. The top of one tree landed on powerlines along the road. The path of the storm was 50 yards wide at this location. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Strong low level wind shear accompanied a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of northwest and north central Louisiana the morning of December 9th. These thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and a few tornadoes across the region. | |||||||||||
| 44.4 | 1961-05-14 | 2 | 32°13'N / 93°12'W | 32°17'N / 93°08'W | 6.10 Miles | 283 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bienville |
| 44.6 | 1983-04-01 | 3 | 32°13'N / 91°45'W | 32°24'N / 91°35'W | 14.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin |
| 44.7 | 2005-01-12 | 2 | 32°44'N / 93°08'W | 32°47'N / 92°59'W | 15.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 12 | 4.0M | 0 | Claiborne |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down one mile east of the community of Langston. Trees were blown over and snapped off. The tornado was rated a low end F1 at this location. The tornado tracked northeast along Harris Rd for one mile where a mobile home was destroyed. The tornado was rated a low end F2 at this location. Other homes sustained minor roof damage. The tornado tracked northeast and caused minor to moderate roof damage at Moreland Rd. and Simpson Loop. This location was 3.5 miles south of Homer, Louisiana. The tornado was rated an F1 at this location. The tornado continued to the northeast one mile to Powell Rd. where a mobile home was completely destroyed. Other minor roof damage to a few homes occurred. Numerous trees were snapped off. The tornado was rated an F2 at this location. This location was 1.5 miles south of Homer. The tornado continued northeast past the Louisiana Hill Experiment Station where trees were snapped off and blown down. Several homes were damaged on the south and north side of Lake Claiborne. Ten to twenty homes were damaged in this area. One home had it's roof blown off just south of Lake Claiborne. The tornado continued along Route 2 for two and one-half miles where trees were blown down and minor roof damage occurred to 3 homes. This location was 5 miles east of Homer. | |||||||||||
| 44.8 | 1984-05-02 | 3 | 32°20'N / 93°25'W | 32°23'N / 92°58'W | 30.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Bienville |
| 45.4 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°49'N / 93°15'W | 32°58'N / 92°37'W | 38.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Claiborne |
| 45.5 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°00'N / 91°54'W | 32°18'N / 91°30'W | 31.30 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 45.5 | 1953-12-05 | 2 | 32°48'N / 92°03'W | 33°00'N / 91°48'W | 20.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse |
| 45.6 | 1953-03-22 | 2 | 32°09'N / 92°09'W | 32°27'N / 91°09'W | 61.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 46.6 | 1953-05-17 | 3 | 32°28'N / 91°45'W | 32°36'N / 91°32'W | 15.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 17 | 250K | 0 | Richland |
| 47.6 | 1983-05-19 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°49'W | 32°03'N / 91°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin |
| 47.9 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°28'N / 91°39'W | 32°29'N / 91°34'W | 5.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 48.0 | 1968-11-27 | 3 | 32°45'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morehouse | |
| 48.2 | 1978-12-03 | 3 | 32°28'N / 93°18'W | 32°32'N / 93°11'W | 8.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Webster |
| 49.3 | 1986-04-12 | 2 | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 31°59'N / 91°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 49.5 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 32°30'N / 91°35'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Richland | |||
| 49.7 | 2007-02-24 | 3 | 33°01'N / 92°43'W | 33°12'N / 92°19'W | 26.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0K | Union |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado developed under a supercell thunderstorm which moved northeast across the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with less than 20 structures sustaining damage. Six of these structures received heavy damage near the community of Strong, Arkansas. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were also observed. The extent of the damage ranged from shingles off some homes to others completely demolished. Of the 6 homes that were severly damaged...two were mobile homes. The tornado began in extreme southwest Union County near Junction City where a metal roof was blown off a pharmacy on Route 167. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage along Welloo and Welch roads. Moving northeast...the tornado downed additional trees across Caledonia and Iron Mountain roads. The tornado continued in a northeast direction...crossing Hwy 82 and intensified as it crossed Old Strong highway. Here a well build brick home was mostly demolished. The tornado traveled a half mile east and demolished a double wide trailer blowing the debris 150 to 200 yards downstream. Several other homes were affected from this storm before the storm lifted near the community of New London. Five injuries were reported from this tornado with no fatalities. At the most damaging point of the storm after it crossed Hwy 82...the storm was rated an EF3 on the new enhanced Fujita scale. A monetary damage amount was not available for this publication. The Damage Indicator for the event was (DI): FR 12 while the Degree of Damage for the event was (DOD): 8. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A vigorous upper level storm system moved into the southern plains and lower mississippi valley during the morning and afternoon hours of the 24th. The atmosphere became very unstable ahead of this system as a dryline moved into southwest Arkansas during the late morning and afternoon hours. Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly in the ustable airmass and enough shear was present such that tornadoes developed across portions of southwest Arkansas. | |||||||||||
| 49.7 | 2003-04-24 | 2 | 33°07'N / 92°51'W | 33°01'N / 92°36'W | 16.70 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Union |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado developed under a supercell which moved east across the southern portion of the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with only a few structures suffering light to moderate damage. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were observed. | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.