Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, December 3, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.55, -91.95) to the end point (30.55, -91.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 3, 1983, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Landry Parish
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 3, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1983 | F3 | Alabama | 4 mi | 150 yd | 2 | 51 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 14 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 15 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 1983 | F0 | Georgia | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.