Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, December 30, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.23, -93.05) to the end point (30.25, -93.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 30, 2002, 11:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- Iowa (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 30, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2002 | F1 | Texas | 1.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.