Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, February 18, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.97, -91.98) to the end point (30.97, -91.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 18, 1974, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Avoyelles Parish
- Path
- 0.5 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 | F1 | Louisiana | 3.6 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.