Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, May 24, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width417 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.73, -92.30) to the end point (30.80, -92.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1970, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Evangeline Parish
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 417 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 25.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1970 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.