Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, January 8, 1965

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width33 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.30, -92.05) to the end point (30.30, -92.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
January 8, 1965, 5:01 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Louisiana
Counties
Lafayette Parish
Near the path
Carencro (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.