Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, October 28, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length0.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.15, -93.27) to the end point (31.15, -93.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 28, 1974, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vernon Parish
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 28, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F3 | Texas | 9.6 mi | 67 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 20.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 16.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 9.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 8.4 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.