Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, October 3, 1964

RatingF4

Deaths22

Injuries165

Length1.5 mi

Width67 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.60, -90.37) to the end point (29.60, -90.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 3, 1964, 6:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Louisiana
Counties: Lafourche Parish
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
Casualties: 22 deaths, 165 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 3, 1964

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

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Lafourche Parish
Jefferson Parish
Orleans Parish
Assumption Parish

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