Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, October 24, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.43, -92.60) to the end point (30.48, -92.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 24, 1997, 12:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Acadia Parish, Evangeline Parish
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 24, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.