Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, February 15, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length3.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.87, -90.50) to the end point (30.90, -90.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 15, 1987, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 15, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 173 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F2 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 12 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F1 | Mississippi | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 15, 1987 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.