Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, February 18, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.75, -93.12) to the end point (31.73, -93.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 18, 1974, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Natchitoches Parish
- Near the path
- Natchitoches (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 18, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 1974 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.