Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, February 8, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length45.5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.60, -92.05) to the end point (30.73, -91.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 8, 1956, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Landry Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, West Feliciana Parish
- Near the path
- New Roads (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 45.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 8, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.