Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, November 19, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.23, -90.92) to the end point (30.23, -90.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 19, 1983, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Ascension Parish
- Near the path
- Gonzales (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 19, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F2 | Texas | 1.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F2 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.