Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, December 25, 1969

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries8

Length1.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.00, -92.27) to the end point (30.00, -92.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 25, 1969, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Louisiana
Counties: Vermilion Parish
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 8 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 25, 1969

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Dec 25, 1969	F3	Louisiana	13.5 mi	50 yd	1
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Georgia	4.7 mi	200 yd	7
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Florida	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F2	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 25, 1969	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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