Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Washington Parish, Louisiana, January 11, 1963

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length15.7 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.90, -90.00) to the end point (29.97, -89.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: January 11, 1963, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Washington Parish
Path: 15.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on January 11, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jan 11, 1963	F2	Georgia	5.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 1963	F2	Indiana	5.1 mi	150 yd	0	0

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Washington Parish

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