Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, March 20, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.68, -92.27) to the end point (30.68, -92.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1974, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Evangeline Parish
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | F3 | Texas, Louisiana | 85.2 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | F3 | Texas, Louisiana | 44.7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.