Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, April 1, 1983
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries20
Length9 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.65, -92.02) to the end point (32.70, -91.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1983, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Ouachita Parish, Morehouse Parish
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 21 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F1 | Arkansas | 13 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F1 | Mississippi | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.