Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, March 10, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length7.5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.98, -90.22) to the end point (30.00, -90.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 10, 1971, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish
- Path
- 7.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.