Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, November 7, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths2
Injuries13
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.33, -92.05) to the end point (30.33, -92.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 7, 1957, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 13 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 | Louisiana | 13.3 mi | 67 yd | 3 | 16 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.