Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, January 12, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.75, -92.42) to the end point (30.75, -92.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 12, 1998, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Evangeline Parish
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 12, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1998 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 1998 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.