Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, April 30, 1975

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.20, -91.98) to the end point (30.20, -91.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 30, 1975, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Lafayette Parish
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 30, 1975

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Louisiana	5.1 mi	50 yd	3
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Louisiana	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Louisiana	43.3 mi	77 yd	5
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Louisiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Louisiana	7.1 mi	50 yd	1
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Arkansas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Arkansas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Alabama	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	1 mi	27 yd	1
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	50 yd	3
Apr 30, 1975	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	50 yd	2
Apr 30, 1975	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 30, 1975	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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