Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Winn Parish, Louisiana, May 1, 1950

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15.4 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.95, -92.63) to the end point (32.05, -92.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 1, 1950, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Winn Parish
Path: 15.4 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 1, 1950

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 1, 1950	F2	Louisiana	3.6 mi	100 yd	7
May 1, 1950	F1	Louisiana	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 1, 1950	F1	Louisiana	1 mi	100 yd	2
May 1, 1950	F0	Louisiana	1 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Winn Parish
Grant Parish
Natchitoches Parish
LaSalle Parish
Catahoula Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.