Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, May 31, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.20, -93.40) to the end point (30.27, -93.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1974, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- Sulphur (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 18.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 31, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 12.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1974 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.