Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, March 18, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.30, -92.45) to the end point (32.33, -92.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1986, 2:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jackson Parish, Ouachita Parish
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1986 | F2 | Mississippi | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 2.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Alabama | 6.8 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 10 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.