Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, March 5, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.68, -91.47) to the end point (30.72, -91.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1983, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Near the path
- New Roads (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1983 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1983 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1983 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.