Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, January 19, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.77, -90.83) to the end point (29.77, -90.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 19, 1974, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafourche Parish
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 19, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 19, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.