Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Winn Parish, Louisiana, April 19, 1959

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length20.7 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.90, -92.87) to the end point (32.20, -92.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 19, 1959, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: Winn Parish, Bienville Parish
Path: 20.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 19, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 19, 1959	F2	Georgia	6.6 mi	120 yd	2
Apr 19, 1959	F1	West Virginia	1 mi	50 yd	12
Apr 19, 1959	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Winn Parish
Bienville Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.