Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, February 12, 1950
RatingF3
Deaths5
Injuries25
Length74.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.63, -93.65) to the end point (32.55, -93.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 12, 1950, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Sabine Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Red River Parish, Bienville Parish
- Near the path
- Zwolle, Gibsland, Pleasant Hill, Mount Lebanon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 74.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 12, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1950 | F4 | Louisiana | 82.6 mi | 100 yd | 18 | 77 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F3 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 3 | 15 |
| 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.