Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, April 12, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length5.6 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.30, -92.58) to the end point (31.33, -92.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1974, 1:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Rapides Parish
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | Wisconsin | 10.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | Michigan | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 12.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 4.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.