Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, September 4, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.4 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.07, -91.70) to the end point (32.08, -91.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: September 4, 1973, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Franklin Parish
Path: 5.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on September 4, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Sep 4, 1973	F1	Missouri	2 mi	50 yd	1
Sep 4, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	15.8 mi	200 yd	0
Sep 4, 1973	F0	Illinois	14.6 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 4, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Franklin Parish
Madison Parish
East Carroll Parish

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