Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Grant Parish, Louisiana, August 18, 1974

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length25.6 mi

Width500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.62, -92.78) to the end point (31.33, -92.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: August 18, 1974, 4:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Grant Parish, Rapides Parish
Path: 25.6 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on August 18, 1974

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Aug 18, 1974	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1974	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Grant Parish
Rapides Parish
Vernon Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.