Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, April 12, 1969

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length10.7 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.20, -90.90) to the end point (30.28, -90.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 12, 1969, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Louisiana
Counties: Ascension Parish
Near the path: Gonzales (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 10.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

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Ascension Parish

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