Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, April 4, 1955

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.83, -93.03) to the end point (30.83, -93.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 4, 1955, 3:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Beauregard Parish
Path: 1 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 4, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 4, 1955	F2	Iowa	11.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1955	F2	Arkansas	10.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Beauregard Parish

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