West Baton Rouge County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in West Baton Rouge County is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in West Baton Rouge County is lower than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #9
West Baton Rouge County | 0.04 |
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
West Baton Rouge County | 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, #32
West Baton Rouge County | 215.19 |
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 6,054 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of West Baton Rouge County 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: | 2 | Drought: | 27 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 454 | Hail: | 1,476 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 8 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 15 | Ice Storm: | 14 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 15 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 3,619 | Tropical Storm: | 14 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 9 | Winter Weather: | 10 |
Other: | 372 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near West Baton Rouge County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near West Baton Rouge County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near West Baton Rouge County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 75 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near West Baton Rouge County.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
5.1 | 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 |
6.5 | 1972-02-29 | 3 | 30°32'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
6.6 | 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 |
7.2 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
9.5 | 1958-11-14 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°09'W | 2.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
10.3 | 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 |
11.1 | 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 |
11.2 | 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 |
12.4 | 1965-06-27 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
13.7 | 1973-04-26 | 3 | 30°30'N / 91°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
14.0 | 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 |
15.5 | 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. | |||||||||||
15.7 | 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 |
18.7 | 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 |
19.7 | 1977-04-20 | 2 | 30°25'N / 90°59'W | 0.20 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
20.4 | 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 |
21.5 | 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 |
23.0 | 1972-05-12 | 2 | 30°08'N / 91°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
26.8 | 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 |
26.9 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
27.4 | 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 |
27.6 | 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 |
28.9 | 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 |
29.4 | 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 |
30.7 | 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 |
31.2 | 1950-03-19 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ascension | |
31.2 | 1965-01-22 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ascension | |
31.2 | 1976-01-25 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Ascension | |
32.7 | 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 |
33.0 | 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 |
34.0 | 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 |
34.2 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 30°54'N / 91°35'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 1 | 4 | 3K | 0 | West Feliciana | |
34.3 | 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. | |||||||||||
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 |
35.8 | 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 |
36.2 | 1982-01-30 | 2 | 29°59'N / 91°04'W | 3.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
36.3 | 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 |
36.6 | 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 |
37.0 | 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 |
37.2 | 1968-11-30 | 2 | 30°48'N / 91°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry | |
37.8 | 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 |
38.2 | 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 |
38.7 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Helena | |||
39.1 | 1974-01-19 | 2 | 29°57'N / 91°02'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Assumption | |
39.8 | 1964-10-03 | 2 | 29°55'N / 91°06'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
39.8 | 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 |
40.8 | 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 |
40.8 | 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 |
41.9 | 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 |
42.2 | 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 |
42.2 | 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 |
42.9 | 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 |
43.9 | 1992-11-01 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Martin | |
44.2 | 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 |
44.3 | 1977-11-29 | 2 | 30°30'N / 90°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Livingston | |
44.6 | 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 |
45.2 | 1980-10-18 | 2 | 30°19'N / 92°03'W | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette | |||
45.5 | 1965-01-08 | 2 | 30°18'N / 92°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |
45.7 | 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 |
45.7 | 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 |
45.9 | 1992-02-15 | 2 | 30°35'N / 90°33'W | 0.80 Mile | 527 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa | |
46.1 | 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 |
46.1 | 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 |
46.2 | 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 |
46.6 | 1973-09-12 | 2 | 29°50'N / 91°05'W | 29°50'N / 90°59'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Assumption |
47.1 | 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 |
47.4 | 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 |
48.1 | 1971-05-11 | 2 | 30°31'N / 92°07'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Landry | |
48.3 | 1969-12-06 | 2 | 30°09'N / 92°02'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |
48.3 | 1953-02-06 | 3 | 30°30'N / 90°33'W | 30°32'N / 90°27'W | 6.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa |
48.4 | 1983-05-20 | 3 | 30°55'N / 91°56'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Avoyelles | |
48.7 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 30°42'N / 90°34'W | 30°43'N / 90°31'W | 3.60 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa |
49.5 | 1971-09-16 | 2 | 29°46'N / 91°30'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Mary | |
49.6 | 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 |
49.8 | 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. |
* 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.