Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, November 7, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries16
Length13.3 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.38, -92.67) to the end point (31.30, -92.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 7, 1957, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Rapides Parish
- Path
- 13.3 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 16 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 7, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1957 | F4 | Texas | 12.9 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 81 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | Louisiana | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 59 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | Mississippi | 31.2 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | Louisiana | 9.2 mi | 200 yd | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F2 | Louisiana | 13.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 22.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Mississippi | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 2 | 13 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.