Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, April 21, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.88, -91.93) to the end point (29.95, -91.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1979, 3:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Iberia Parish
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.