Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, October 29, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries52
Length31.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -92.68) to the end point (30.37, -92.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 1974, 12:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jefferson Davis Parish, Acadia Parish, West Feliciana Parish
- Path
- 31.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 52 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 29, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1974 | F3 | Louisiana | 7.3 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 6.2 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F1 | Louisiana | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 1974 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.