Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, May 23, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.87, -93.77) to the end point (32.87, -93.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1957, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Bossier Parish
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1957 | F3 | Arkansas | 5.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1957 | F2 | Arkansas | 4.6 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1957 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.