Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, February 6, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries21
Length15.6 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.48, -90.70) to the end point (30.53, -90.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 6, 1953, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Livingston Parish, Tangipahoa Parish
- Near the path
- Hammond, Albany (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15.6 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 21 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.