Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, April 29, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries8
Length14.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.93, -93.18) to the end point (30.93, -92.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 29, 1975, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vernon Parish
- Path
- 14.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 29, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1975 | F3 | Texas | 8.3 mi | 500 yd | 3 | 5 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | Texas | 26.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 17.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F1 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.