Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, January 31, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.02, -92.27) to the end point (30.08, -92.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 31, 1983, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Vermilion Parish
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 31, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1983 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F2 | Texas | 3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 5.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.