Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, April 23, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.90, -93.20) to the end point (32.90, -93.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1985, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Claiborne Parish
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1985 | F3 | Louisiana, Arkansas | 13 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F2 | Arkansas | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F2 | Louisiana | 8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F1 | Missouri | 1.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F1 | Louisiana | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.