Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, February 3, 1960

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length4.3 mi
Width100 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.80, -90.80) to the end point (29.83, -90.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
February 3, 1960, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Louisiana
Counties
Lafourche Parish
Near the path
Thibodaux (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
4.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 8 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.