Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, March 30, 1976

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length42.1 mi

Width77 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.27, -93.35) to the end point (31.52, -92.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 30, 1976, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: Vernon Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish, Grant Parish
Path: 42.1 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 30, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 30, 1976	F3	Michigan	11.4 mi	100 yd	0	10
Mar 30, 1976	F3	Michigan	6.4 mi	117 yd	1	7
Mar 30, 1976	F3	Mississippi	31.7 mi	1,583 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Texas	15.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Texas	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	1
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Texas	22.1 mi	1,300 yd	0	1
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Texas	26.7 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Louisiana	35.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	Michigan	4.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Texas	1 mi	100 yd	0	8
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Texas	6.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Michigan	2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Mississippi	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	Michigan	2.5 mi	83 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F0	Texas	10.4 mi	100 yd	0	8
Mar 30, 1976	F0	Alabama	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

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