Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, April 12, 1974
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.5 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.98, -91.07) to the end point (30.00, -91.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1974, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Assumption Parish
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | Louisiana | 5.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.