Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, May 15, 2008
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.85 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.20, -92.02) to the end point (30.21, -92.01), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 2008, 5:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Lafayette Parish
- Near the path
- Lafayette (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.85 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 2008
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2008 | EF2 | Louisiana | 7.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 4.92 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 3.79 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 5.02 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 15.43 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 1.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Texas | 0.25 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.29 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.27 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.69 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Louisiana | 5.55 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 2008 | EF0 | Alabama | 14.96 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.