Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, March 31, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.33, -89.40) to the end point (29.33, -89.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1957, 10:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Plaquemines Parish
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 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 | F2 | Louisiana | 10.6 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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.