Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, July 16, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.15, -93.58) to the end point (30.15, -93.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 16, 1974, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 16, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.