Erwinville, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Erwinville is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Erwinville is lower than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #248
| Erwinville, 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
| Erwinville, 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, #335
| Erwinville, LA | 207.31 |
| 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 1,532 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Erwinville, 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: | 5 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 13 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 121 | Hail: | 313 | Heat: | 3 | Heavy Snow: | 2 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 8 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 9 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 899 | Tropical Storm: | 9 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 5 | Winter Weather: | 6 |
| Other: | 132 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Erwinville, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Erwinville, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Erwinville, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 79 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Erwinville, LA.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.8 | 1972-02-29 | 3 | 30°32'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 9.4 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°24'W | 30°26'N / 91°20'W | 5.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | West Baton Rouge |
| 9.4 | 1995-12-17 | 2 | 30°33'N / 91°33'W | 0.20 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 200K | 0 | Pointe Coupee | |
| Brief Description: Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed, four sustained major damage and two minor damage. A child was injured when struck by a Christmas tree. A National Weather Service official surveyed the damage area. | |||||||||||
| 10.5 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°31'N / 91°15'W | 30°31'N / 91°11'W | 3.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | West Baton Rouge |
| 12.5 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°29'W | 30°23'N / 91°24'W | 5.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 2 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Iberville |
| 13.7 | 1957-10-15 | 3 | 30°34'N / 91°44'W | 30°39'N / 91°29'W | 15.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 19 | 250K | 0 | Pointe Coupee |
| 14.5 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 14.5 | 1961-11-13 | 2 | 30°36'N / 91°10'W | 30°39'N / 91°10'W | 3.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 14.9 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°31'N / 91°11'W | 30°33'N / 91°06'W | 6.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 58 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 15.3 | 1958-11-14 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°09'W | 2.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 17.9 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°25'N / 91°11'W | 30°24'N / 91°05'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 18.6 | 1973-04-26 | 3 | 30°30'N / 91°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 18.6 | 1984-10-14 | 3 | 30°39'N / 91°09'W | 30°43'N / 91°06'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 19.6 | 1965-06-27 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 20.5 | 1971-09-16 | 3 | 30°27'N / 91°02'W | 30°33'N / 91°04'W | 7.30 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 24.1 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°52'N / 91°16'W | 30°50'N / 91°08'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Feliciana |
| 25.8 | 1977-04-20 | 2 | 30°25'N / 90°59'W | 0.20 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 25.8 | 1984-10-14 | 3 | 30°43'N / 91°06'W | 30°52'N / 91°02'W | 11.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 27.2 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 30°54'N / 91°35'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 1 | 4 | 3K | 0 | West Feliciana | |
| 27.4 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°50'N / 91°08'W | 30°52'N / 91°04'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 28.0 | 1969-12-25 | 3 | 30°08'N / 91°21'W | 30°11'N / 91°08'W | 13.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Iberville |
| 28.4 | 1972-05-12 | 2 | 30°08'N / 91°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
| 29.5 | 1952-04-04 | 2 | 30°24'N / 91°55'W | 30°24'N / 91°48'W | 7.20 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 30.1 | 1968-11-30 | 2 | 30°48'N / 91°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry | |
| 30.8 | 1957-10-15 | 3 | 30°28'N / 92°05'W | 30°34'N / 91°44'W | 22.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 31.3 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°56'W | 30°34'N / 91°54'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 31.3 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°10'W | 30°42'N / 90°34'W | 39.10 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 31.6 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°38'N / 90°54'W | 30°40'N / 90°51'W | 2.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Livingston |
| 32.3 | 1983-02-09 | 3 | 30°34'N / 92°00'W | 30°34'N / 91°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Landry |
| 33.2 | 2007-02-13 | 2 | 30°13'N / 91°51'W | 30°16'N / 91°48'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.5M | 0K | St. Martin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Wind speeds were estimated between 110 and 120 mph, or on the low end of EF2. This tornado was spawned by the same storm that produced the Youngsville tornado. The tornado began southwest of the intersection of Poydras Highway and Eunice Road and moved northeast, ending past Nursery Highway. Several brick homes had roofs removed near the highs school, with one home losing most of its second floor. A total of 44 homes were damaged or destroyed, with 80 homes impacted by the tornado. Three injuries occurred in a small brick home where the roof blew off, causing a brick wall and other debris to land on them. Several trees were damaged or uprooted. This was the strongest tornado in southwest Louisiana since the November 23 2004 tornado outbreak. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An approaching cold front resulted in showers and thunderstroms across southwest Louisiana, some of which became severe. Several tornadoes touched down across Acadiana. | |||||||||||
| 33.4 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
| 33.5 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°40'N / 90°51'W | 30°38'N / 90°50'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Helena |
| 33.7 | 1989-05-18 | 2 | 30°52'N / 91°01'W | 30°52'N / 90°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 35.0 | 1957-11-07 | 3 | 30°58'N / 91°42'W | 31°00'N / 91°40'W | 3.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Pointe Coupee |
| 35.1 | 1953-11-21 | 2 | 30°11'N / 91°56'W | 30°22'N / 91°51'W | 13.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 35.7 | 1977-04-21 | 3 | 30°18'N / 91°57'W | 30°19'N / 91°54'W | 3.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Martin |
| 36.2 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°52'W | 30°16'N / 91°47'W | 13.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 36.6 | 1986-11-20 | 2 | 31°01'N / 91°10'W | 31°01'N / 91°04'W | 5.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wilkinson |
| 38.4 | 1950-03-19 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ascension | |
| 38.4 | 1965-01-22 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ascension | |
| 38.4 | 1976-01-25 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Ascension | |
| 39.0 | 1961-03-30 | 2 | 30°57'N / 91°55'W | 30°54'N / 91°50'W | 6.20 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| 39.3 | 1952-04-04 | 2 | 30°22'N / 92°08'W | 30°24'N / 91°55'W | 13.20 Miles | 67 Yards | 4 | 33 | 250K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 39.6 | 1969-04-12 | 3 | 30°12'N / 90°54'W | 30°17'N / 90°45'W | 10.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ascension |
| 40.6 | 1987-02-15 | 2 | 29°58'N / 91°12'W | 30°00'N / 91°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Assumption |
| 40.7 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Helena | |||
| 41.2 | 1983-05-20 | 3 | 30°55'N / 91°56'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 41.3 | 1953-05-16 | 2 | 30°25'N / 92°14'W | 30°34'N / 91°56'W | 20.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 41.3 | 1983-02-09 | 3 | 30°25'N / 92°10'W | 30°34'N / 92°00'W | 13.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Landry |
| 42.2 | 1980-10-18 | 2 | 30°19'N / 92°03'W | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette | |||
| 42.6 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 30°02'N / 91°53'W | 30°05'N / 91°47'W | 7.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Iberia |
| 42.6 | 2001-11-24 | 2 | 31°03'N / 91°48'W | 31°03'N / 91°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 50K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| Brief Description: A short-lived tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring 3 people. One man was thrown from the trailer towards the road in front of the house, and his 15 month old daughter was thrown 50 feet to the right of the trailer. A woman was buried in the rubble. All three suffered minor injuries. Trees and power lines were also blown down. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 1965-01-08 | 2 | 30°18'N / 92°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 43.2 | 1971-05-11 | 2 | 30°31'N / 92°07'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Landry | |
| 43.2 | 1982-01-30 | 2 | 29°59'N / 91°04'W | 3.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 43.6 | 1957-11-13 | 3 | 30°21'N / 92°07'W | 30°22'N / 92°04'W | 3.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Plaquemines |
| 43.7 | 1953-11-21 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°59'W | 30°11'N / 91°56'W | 6.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 43.9 | 1992-11-01 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Martin | |
| 44.0 | 1974-10-29 | 3 | 30°11'N / 92°04'W | 30°12'N / 91°57'W | 7.30 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 44.4 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°03'N / 91°55'W | 30°05'N / 91°52'W | 2.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Iberia |
| 44.7 | 1992-06-13 | 2 | 30°14'N / 92°06'W | 30°19'N / 92°03'W | 6.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 45.7 | 1953-02-06 | 3 | 30°29'N / 90°42'W | 30°30'N / 90°33'W | 9.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 21 | 2.5M | 0 | Livingston |
| 45.7 | 1974-02-18 | 2 | 30°58'N / 91°59'W | 0.50 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 45.8 | 1952-04-04 | 2 | 29°52'N / 91°37'W | 29°56'N / 91°33'W | 6.40 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Mary |
| 45.9 | 1975-03-18 | 2 | 30°02'N / 91°56'W | 30°04'N / 91°53'W | 4.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Iberia |
| 46.2 | 1974-01-19 | 2 | 29°57'N / 91°02'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 46.6 | 1964-10-03 | 2 | 29°55'N / 91°06'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 46.6 | 1957-11-07 | 3 | 30°21'N / 92°10'W | 30°21'N / 92°07'W | 3.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 5 | 250K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 46.9 | 1969-12-06 | 2 | 30°09'N / 92°02'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 47.4 | 2002-10-29 | 2 | 30°36'N / 92°10'W | 30°38'N / 92°12'W | 5.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 0 | St. Landry |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado moved across the small community of Prairie Ronde, destroying the school. Several neighboring houses also received major damage. | |||||||||||
| 47.5 | 1977-03-28 | 2 | 30°12'N / 92°11'W | 30°12'N / 91°59'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Lafayette |
| 47.5 | 1983-02-09 | 3 | 30°24'N / 92°11'W | 30°25'N / 92°10'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Acadia |
| 47.7 | 2009-12-24 | 2 | 30°46'N / 92°09'W | 30°51'N / 92°07'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | St. Landry |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Whiteville Tornado touched down near Interstate 49 about 2 miles southwest of the community, then moved north-northeastward. Upon reaching Parish Road 5-230, the tornado destroyed an outbuilding and blew down numerous trees along Bayou Boeuf. A home was damaged south of Highway 182 just east of Bayou Boeuf, and two mobile homes received roof damage along Sonnier Road. The tornado then struck the Resurrection Catholic Church, obliterating the building and damaging several tombstones and tombs in the nearby graveyard. A farm located just north of the church received major damage, with one large rice silo blown 50 yards southwestward into the bayou and another rice silo severely damaged. Two tractor trailers at the farm were also damaged, with one blown by the tornado into a jack-knife position, and the other having a large tree fall onto it. Continuing north-northeastward across open fields, the tornado then blew down numerous trees along WPA Road. No damage occurred for the next few miles as the tornado moved across open farmland and crossed into Avoyelles Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful upper level storm system moved across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley from Wednesday, December 23, 2009, through Thursday, December 24, 2009. Numerous showers and elevated thunderstorms, including some supercells, repeatedly developed and moved northward across much of southwest Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico from late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. As the main upper level system approached Louisiana early Thursday morning, a squall line developed across east Texas and moved rapidly eastward across Louisiana, causing several reports of wind damage in southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, some of the elevated supercells became surface-based and tracked north-northeastward across south-central and east-central Louisiana, spawning at least a dozen tornadoes. In addition, the widespread rainfall caused flooding in some of these same areas. In total, at least 12 tornadoes affected portions of Vermilion, Acadia, St. Landry, Evangeline, and Avoyelles Parishes within a two hour timespan from 7-9 AM. Seven tornadoes affected Acadia Parish alone, the biggest single outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in that parish. Three tornadoes were rated EF2, three were rated EF1, and six were rated EF0. Other tornadoes likely occurred that were reported by area residents but could not be confirmed by NWS storm surveys. These included a likely tornado just east of I-49 in extreme northeastern Evangeline Parish, a possible tornado about 8 miles southwest of Gueydan, and another east of Palmetto in far northeastern St. Landry Parish. This was the largest outbreak of tornadoes in the NWS Lake Charles county warning area since November 23, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1957-10-23 | 2 | 29°56'N / 91°06'W | 29°56'N / 90°55'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Assumption |
| 48.8 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 31°02'N / 91°59'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 49.0 | 1957-11-07 | 3 | 30°21'N / 92°12'W | 30°21'N / 92°10'W | 2.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Acadia |
| 49.1 | 1977-11-29 | 2 | 30°30'N / 90°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Livingston | |
| 49.7 | 1982-09-11 | 2 | 31°04'N / 91°58'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 49.8 | 2004-01-25 | 2 | 30°09'N / 92°06'W | 30°09'N / 92°05'W | 1.00 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.0M | 0 | Lafayette |
| Brief Description: A short-lived tornado destroyed two brick homes and two mobile homes, and damaged at least another 15 homes and businesses. One lady broke her shoulder when the mobile home she was in flipped over, trapping her. The other two injuries were minor - cuts and bruises. | |||||||||||
* 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.