Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, February 17, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.20, -93.33) to the end point (30.20, -93.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1960, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1960 | F2 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 17, 1960 | F1 | Louisiana | 10.6 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.