Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, October 26, 1988

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width40 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.30, -92.37) to the end point (30.30, -92.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 26, 1988, 11:13 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Acadia Parish
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 26, 1988

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Oct 26, 1988	F1	Louisiana	1 mi	30 yd
Oct 26, 1988	F1	Louisiana	0.5 mi	40 yd
Oct 26, 1988	F0	Louisiana	0.3 mi	20 yd
Oct 26, 1988	F0	Louisiana	0.3 mi	30 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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St. Martin Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.