Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, October 29, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length6.2 mi
Width37 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.48, -91.98) to the end point (30.57, -91.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 1974, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Landry Parish
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 37 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 29, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1974 | F3 | Louisiana | 31.3 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 52 |
| 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 | 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.