EF1 tornado in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Tornado March 4, 2025 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Rapides Parish → Grant Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Boyce Tornado began in a field to the southwest of I-49 in Rapides Parish, where powerlines were removed from transmission towers. The tornado continued northeast crossing I-49 and damaged homes as it crossed HWY 1. It proceeded northeast into the town of Boyce, damaging several more homes, destroying outbuildings, and damaging various trees in the middle of Boyce. The tornado then continued further northeast, crossing the Red River into Shreveport's CWA. Weak tree occurred on the north side of the Red River in Grant Parish, until it lifted around 11:57 AM. Max estimated winds were 90 mph.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system moved across the plains during early March. The associated cold front and upper disturbance triggered severe weather over Louisiana during Mardi Gras.
Began near Boyce (31.3777, -92.6978).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245632. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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