Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, December 4, 1973

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length42.7 mi

Width80 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.47, -91.17) to the end point (30.72, -90.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 4, 1973, 1:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: East Baton Rouge Parish, Livingston Parish, St. Helena Parish, Tangipahoa Parish
Path: 42.7 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 4, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	12.5 mi	30 yd	6
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	2 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.5 mi	10 yd	1
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	2
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.