Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, September 10, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries55
Length5.7 mi
Width283 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.00, -92.30) to the end point (30.08, -92.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 10, 1961, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vermilion Parish
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 283 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 55 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 10, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 10, 1961 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 1961 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 1961 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 1961 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.