Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, February 29, 1972
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.53, -91.38) to the end point (30.53, -91.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 29, 1972, 10:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Near the path
- Erwinville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.