Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, February 12, 1950
RatingF4
Deaths18
Injuries77
Length82.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.97, -94.00) to the end point (33.00, -93.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 12, 1950, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- De Soto Parish, Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Webster Parish
- Path
- 82.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 18 deaths, 77 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 12, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1950 | F3 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 3 | 15 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F3 | Louisiana | 74.5 mi | 100 yd | 5 | 25 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 833 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Texas | 3.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 3 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Louisiana | 58.4 mi | 100 yd | 5 | 10 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F1 | Texas | 2.3 mi | 233 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F1 | Texas | 7.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 32 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.