Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, March 19, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.45, -93.45) to the end point (30.45, -93.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 19, 1950, 7:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- DeQuincy (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 19, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1950 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1950 | F0 | Louisiana | 18.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.