Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, October 3, 1964

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width33 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.37, -90.23) to the end point (29.37, -90.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 3, 1964, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Lafourche Parish
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 3, 1964

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 3, 1964	F4	Louisiana	1.5 mi	67 yd	22	165
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Louisiana	14.2 mi	83 yd	0	5
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Louisiana	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 1964	F2	Mississippi	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 1964	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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