Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, April 4, 1952

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length6.4 mi

Width20 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.87, -91.62) to the end point (29.93, -91.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 4, 1952, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: St. Mary Parish
Path: 6.4 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 4, 1952

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 4, 1952	F3	Louisiana	36.7 mi	100 yd	0	10
Apr 4, 1952	F2	Louisiana	20.4 mi	67 yd	4	33
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

St. Mary Parish
St. Martin Parish
St. Landry Parish

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