Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, January 7, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.27, -89.80) to the end point (30.27, -89.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 7, 1998, 1:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- St. Tammany Parish
- Near the path
- Slidell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 7, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 7, 1998 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.