Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Washington Parish, Louisiana, December 5, 1982

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.90, -90.15) to the end point (30.90, -90.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 5, 1982, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Washington Parish
Path: 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 5, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 5, 1982	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1982	F1	Georgia	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0

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Washington Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.