Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, May 21, 1983

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.13, -93.37) to the end point (30.13, -93.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 21, 1983, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Calcasieu Parish
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 21, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 21, 1983	F1	Texas	2 mi	100 yd	1
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Texas	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 1983	F0	Kentucky	0.5 mi	20 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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