Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, May 7, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.78, -92.13) to the end point (29.87, -92.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1982, 5:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vermilion Parish
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1982 | F3 | Mississippi | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F3 | Mississippi | 13 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 7, 1982 | F2 | Montana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1982 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.