Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, May 2, 1984

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries9

Length61 mi

Width250 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.28, -94.02) to the end point (32.38, -92.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 2, 1984, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Louisiana
Counties: Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish, Bossier Parish, Bienville Parish
Path: 61 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 9 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 2, 1984

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 2, 1984	F2	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	77 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F2	Oklahoma	4.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F2	Louisiana	15 mi	150 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F2	Louisiana	7 mi	150 yd	4
May 2, 1984	F1	Oklahoma	8 mi	200 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F1	Texas	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F1	Mississippi	7 mi	100 yd	13
May 2, 1984	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	77 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Alabama	1 mi	80 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 2, 1984	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.