Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, September 12, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths5
Injuries37
Length2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.23, -92.70) to the end point (32.23, -92.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 12, 1961, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jackson Parish
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 37 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 12, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1961 | F4 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 8 | 200 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F2 | Louisiana, Arkansas | 7.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.