Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, March 30, 1961

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6.2 mi
Width800 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.95, -91.92) to the end point (30.90, -91.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 30, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Louisiana
Counties
Avoyelles Parish
Path
6.2 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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