Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, December 11, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length0.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.70, -90.68) to the end point (30.70, -90.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 11, 1983, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Helena Parish
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 11, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F0 | California | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 1983 | F0 | Alabama | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.