Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, May 6, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5.6 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.67, -91.47) to the end point (32.70, -91.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1975, 12:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- West Carroll Parish
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1975 | F4 | Nebraska | 4.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F4 | Nebraska | 8 mi | 267 yd | 3 | 133 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 44.8 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 15.9 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 12.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 10.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F1 | Maryland | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | South Dakota | 12.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 5.4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 3.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.