Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, October 11, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.90, -93.20) to the end point (29.90, -93.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 11, 1970, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Cameron Parish
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 11, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 1970 | F3 | Texas | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 6.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F1 | Texas | 7.4 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 1970 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.