Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Webster Parish, Louisiana, May 7, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length44.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.82, -93.42) to the end point (32.82, -92.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1978, 12:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Webster Parish, Claiborne Parish, Union Parish
- Path
- 44.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1978 | F2 | Louisiana | 19.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 7, 1978 | F2 | Arkansas | 12.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F1 | Louisiana | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.