Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, May 12, 1990
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width123 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.10, -93.95) to the end point (32.15, -93.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1990, 2:01 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- De Soto Parish
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 123 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1990 | F2 | Missouri | 18 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F2 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F2 | Mississippi | 19 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F1 | Illinois | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1990 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.