Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, February 9, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length21 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.40, -92.18) to the end point (30.57, -91.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 9, 1983, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Acadia Parish, St. Landry Parish
- Path
- 21 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 9, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F2 | Texas | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1983 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.