Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, November 20, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length51 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.72, -93.38) to the end point (30.95, -92.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 20, 1973, 11:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Beauregard Parish, Allen Parish, Rapides Parish
- Path
- 51 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 20, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1973 | F3 | Mississippi | 11.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.