Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, November 21, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length20.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -91.98) to the end point (30.37, -91.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 21, 1953, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish
- Path
- 20.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 21, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1953 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.