Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, May 8, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.7 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.03, -93.72) to the end point (32.03, -93.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1975, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- De Soto Parish
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1975 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.