Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Grant Parish, Louisiana, May 2, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length32.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.67, -92.90) to the end point (32.00, -92.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1950, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Grant Parish, Winn Parish
- Near the path
- Montgomery, Atlanta, Joyce (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 32.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1950 | F2 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 5 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.