Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, December 9, 2004
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.17, -92.18) to the end point (30.23, -92.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 9, 2004, 1:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Near the path
- Scott (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 9, 2004
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2004 | F1 | Mississippi | 19 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2004 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2004 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.