Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, October 29, 2002
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries3
Length10.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.45, -92.37) to the end point (30.60, -92.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 2002, 2:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Acadia Parish, St. Landry Parish, Evangeline Parish
- Path
- 10.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 29, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2002 | F2 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | F1 | Louisiana | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.