Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, May 8, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.17, -92.48) to the end point (30.17, -92.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1975, 1:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Acadia Parish
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.