Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, April 20, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries27
Length0.4 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.73, -93.08) to the end point (31.73, -93.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1976, 8:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Natchitoches Parish
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 27 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.