Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, November 21, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.22, -92.02) to the end point (30.22, -92.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 21, 1997, 10:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 21, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1997 | F3 | Alabama | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F2 | Louisiana | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.