Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, February 12, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.22, -93.20) to the end point (30.25, -93.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 12, 1971, 3:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 12, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F2 | Mississippi | 25.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.