Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, May 21, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.8 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -92.92) to the end point (30.10, -92.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1988, 6:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- Hayes (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.8 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1988 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 330 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1988 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.