Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, May 18, 1989

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length0.3 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.93, -91.82) to the end point (29.93, -91.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1989, 1:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Louisiana
Counties: Iberia Parish
Path: 0.3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1989

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 18, 1989	F2	Louisiana	1 mi	40 yd	1
May 18, 1989	F2	Louisiana	5 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F2	Arkansas	0.7 mi	120 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Oklahoma	3.2 mi	100 yd	1
May 18, 1989	F1	Louisiana	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Oklahoma	2.7 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Mississippi	1 mi	40 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1989	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	30 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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