Tunica, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Tunica is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Tunica is much lower than Louisiana average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #535
| Tunica, LA | 0.00 |
| 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
| Tunica, 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, #518
| Tunica, LA | 162.99 |
| 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 1,667 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Tunica, 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: | 4 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 14 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 116 | Hail: | 367 | Heat: | 8 | Heavy Snow: | 6 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 8 | Ice Storm: | 10 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 9 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,019 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 3 | Winter Weather: | 4 |
| Other: | 96 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Tunica, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Tunica, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Tunica, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 67 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Tunica, LA.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.9 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 30°54'N / 91°35'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 1 | 4 | 3K | 0 | West Feliciana | |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 16.6 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 19.0 | 1968-11-30 | 2 | 30°48'N / 91°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry | |
| 20.0 | 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 |
| 21.5 | 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 |
| 23.5 | 1983-05-20 | 3 | 30°55'N / 91°56'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 24.6 | 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 |
| 25.3 | 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 |
| 26.3 | 1974-02-18 | 2 | 30°58'N / 91°59'W | 0.50 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 26.3 | 1982-09-11 | 2 | 31°04'N / 91°58'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 26.7 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 31°02'N / 91°59'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 27.1 | 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 |
| 28.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 28.4 | 1990-05-12 | 2 | 31°16'N / 91°24'W | 31°18'N / 91°05'W | 19.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Wilkinson |
| 28.6 | 1964-11-27 | 2 | 31°08'N / 92°00'W | 31°12'N / 91°55'W | 6.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| 30.3 | 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 |
| 30.9 | 1972-02-29 | 3 | 30°32'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 31.1 | 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 |
| 32.0 | 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 |
| 34.5 | 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 |
| 35.6 | 1983-01-31 | 3 | 30°56'N / 92°10'W | 30°59'N / 92°07'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| 35.8 | 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 |
| 36.1 | 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 |
| 36.5 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 31°28'N / 91°43'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula | |
| 36.7 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 37.3 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 31°28'N / 91°43'W | 31°30'N / 91°41'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Concordia |
| 37.6 | 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 |
| 37.8 | 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 |
| 37.9 | 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 |
| 39.2 | 2000-11-06 | 2 | 30°54'N / 92°13'W | 30°56'N / 92°11'W | 3.00 Miles | 25 Yards | 0 | 3 | 200K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| Brief Description: An F-2 tornado moved across rural sections of Avoyelles Parish, destroying two homes and damaging several other bulidings. The tornado began near a church in Eola, where a home lost part of its roof and the steeple blew off the church. A neighboring home lost its porch and had a window blown out, while some old buildings nearby were flattened. Many trees were also blown down. On Highway 29 south of Bunkie, one permanent home lost a portion of its roof, one outside wall, and the carport. Another permanent home bult on a foundation was swept off its foundation and moved 200 feet. In this home, three people received minor injuries. They were found in debris 300 feet from where the home originally lay. The wood frame home they were in was torn to pieces. Two cars and a horse trailer were thrown over 100 feet into a field. | |||||||||||
| 39.5 | 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 |
| 41.2 | 1958-11-14 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°09'W | 2.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 41.4 | 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 |
| 41.6 | 1965-01-22 | 2 | 31°14'N / 92°10'W | 2.30 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
| 41.7 | 1973-04-26 | 3 | 30°30'N / 91°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 42.0 | 1969-12-29 | 3 | 31°30'N / 91°51'W | 31°32'N / 91°48'W | 4.10 Miles | 183 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula |
| 42.0 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 31°11'N / 92°13'W | 31°13'N / 92°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles |
| 42.9 | 1973-09-05 | 2 | 31°31'N / 91°15'W | 31°33'N / 91°16'W | 2.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 43.1 | 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 |
| 43.1 | 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 |
| 43.1 | 1991-11-19 | 2 | 31°07'N / 92°15'W | 31°11'N / 92°13'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rapides |
| 43.8 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 44.0 | 1957-11-13 | 2 | 31°09'N / 92°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Rapides | |
| 44.2 | 1957-10-23 | 2 | 31°06'N / 92°18'W | 31°20'N / 92°09'W | 18.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Rapides |
| 44.9 | 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 |
| 44.9 | 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. | |||||||||||
| 45.1 | 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 |
| 45.7 | 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 |
| 45.7 | 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 |
| 45.9 | 1971-05-11 | 2 | 30°31'N / 92°07'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Landry | |
| 46.1 | 1970-05-24 | 2 | 30°44'N / 92°18'W | 30°48'N / 92°16'W | 5.20 Miles | 417 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Evangeline |
| 46.1 | 1969-12-29 | 3 | 31°32'N / 91°48'W | 31°43'N / 91°26'W | 25.00 Miles | 183 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Concordia |
| 46.5 | 1981-06-03 | 2 | 31°38'N / 91°34'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Concordia | |
| 46.6 | 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 |
| 47.2 | 1972-01-04 | 2 | 31°21'N / 90°53'W | 1.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Franklin | |
| 47.5 | 1976-06-29 | 2 | 31°37'N / 91°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adams | |
| 47.7 | 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 |
| 47.9 | 1950-05-02 | 2 | 31°33'N / 91°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Catahoula | |
| 48.1 | 1965-06-27 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 48.5 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 31°38'N / 91°46'W | 31°39'N / 91°43'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 150K | Catahoula |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish, this tornado continued across wooded and open farm land. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 48.9 | 1974-10-28 | 2 | 31°36'N / 91°42'W | 31°43'N / 91°40'W | 8.40 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | Concordia |
| 49.0 | 2007-02-24 | 2 | 31°37'N / 91°49'W | 31°39'N / 91°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0K | Concordia |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River at Jonesville, this tornado continued across wooded land just northwest of the Wildsville Community. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish and then crossed the river one last time as it moved into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 49.0 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Helena | |||
| 49.2 | 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 |
| 49.3 | 2006-05-10 | 2 | 31°39'N / 91°44'W | 31°40'N / 91°42'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 400K | Catahoula |
| Brief Description: This tornado developed from supercell 3 as it moved into eastern Catahoula Parish and then crossed the Tensas River into Concordia Parish. The tornado first touched down, just west of the Tensas River, on Kassel's Farm and damaged a good deal of farm equipment. Nearly a dozen tractors were turned over and a 18 wheel truck was flipped on its side. An irrigation pivot system was destroyed and glass was broken out of every place on the farm. The corn crop on the farm was heavily damaged as nearly 40 acres of corn, in a 2.5 mile path and 250 yard wide swath, was laid flat. Several individuals on the farm witnessed the tornado and watched it cross the river into Concordia Parish. The tornado was on the ground for about 3 miles and rates F2 in Catahoula Parish. The tornado then moved into Concordia Parish near Haphazard. Here the tornado moved across farm land which consisted of corn and cotton. As the tornado moved east, it crossed Highway 566 and moved through a corn field. Nearly a 50 yard wide path of corn was totally destroyed and ripped apart with the outer edges heavily damaged. All the downed corn showed a convergent pattern. The tornado meandered generally east-southeast through the corn fields with a damage path varying between 50 and 100 yards wide. The tornado then moved out of the corn fields and into a row of trees where tree tops were broken out. The tornado was observed by several farmers and a Sheriff Deputy during most of its life. The total path length, across both parishes, was 8 miles with the tornado rated F2 in Catahoula Parish and F1 in Concrodia Parish. | |||||||||||
| 50.0 | 1977-04-20 | 2 | 30°25'N / 90°59'W | 0.20 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
* 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.