Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, January 6, 1995
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.23, -92.18) to the end point (30.23, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 6, 1995, 11:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 6, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | Louisiana | 15 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 22 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | F0 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.