Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, May 1, 1950

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries7

Length3.6 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.55, -92.90) to the end point (31.57, -92.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 1, 1950, 11:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: Natchitoches Parish
Path: 3.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 7 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 1, 1950

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
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	15.4 mi	150 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

Natchitoches Parish
Grant Parish
Winn Parish
Sabine Parish
LaSalle Parish

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