Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, December 6, 1983
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries25
Length7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.07, -90.52) to the end point (30.08, -90.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 6, 1983, 1:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. John the Baptist Parish
- Near the path
- Laplace, Reserve (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 6, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 1983 | F3 | Alabama | 13 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 19 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.