Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, March 2, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.22, -92.02) to the end point (30.22, -92.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 2, 1988, 8:21 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Near the path
- Lafayette (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 2, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.