Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, March 31, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.6 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.05, -92.80) to the end point (30.15, -92.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1957, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Path
- 10.6 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.