Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, September 5, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.47, -90.45) to the end point (30.47, -90.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 5, 1977, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 5, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1977 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1977 | F2 | Louisiana | 1.7 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 2.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 1977 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.