Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, April 24, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -90.03) to the end point (30.10, -90.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1950, 7:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Ascension Parish
- Near the path
- New Orleans (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.