Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, April 17, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.17, -93.67) to the end point (30.17, -93.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1973, 7:32 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1973 | F3 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1973 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1973 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1973 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.