Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, March 17, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length40.4 mi
Width283 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.42, -93.45) to the end point (31.00, -93.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 17, 1961, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- DeQuincy, Oretta, Singer (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 40.4 miles long, up to 283 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 17, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 4.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.