Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, April 1, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length21 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.22, -91.75) to the end point (32.50, -91.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1983, 5:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Franklin Parish, Richland Parish
- Path
- 21 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F4 | Louisiana | 9 mi | 1,000 yd | 2 | 20 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.