Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, July 23, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.72, -90.63) to the end point (29.72, -90.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1974, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafourche Parish
- Near the path
- Raceland (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1974 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.