Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, April 4, 1952

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries10

Length36.7 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.17, -92.87) to the end point (30.37, -92.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 4, 1952, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Louisiana
Counties: Jefferson Davis Parish, Acadia Parish
Path: 36.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 10 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 4, 1952

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 4, 1952	F2	Louisiana	20.4 mi	67 yd	4	33
Apr 4, 1952	F2	Louisiana	6.4 mi	20 yd	0	3
Apr 4, 1952	F1	Alabama	0.2 mi	200 yd	0	2
Apr 4, 1952	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Jefferson Davis Parish
Acadia Parish

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