Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, September 16, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length7.3 mi
Width83 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.45, -91.03) to the end point (30.55, -91.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 16, 1971, 8:07 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 83 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 16, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Louisiana | 4.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Alabama | 5.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 6.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Alabama | 8.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | Florida | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.