Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, July 17, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length6.4 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.95, -90.03) to the end point (30.02, -89.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1953, 11:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Orleans Parish
- Path
- 6.4 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.