Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, October 20, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.00, -91.80) to the end point (30.00, -91.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 20, 1956, 7:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Iberia Parish
- Near the path
- New Iberia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 20, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 1956 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.