Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, January 23, 1997
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.95, -93.45) to the end point (32.00, -93.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 23, 1997, 7:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- De Soto Parish
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 23, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1997 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.