Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, December 9, 2008
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.11 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.09, -92.73) to the end point (31.17, -92.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 9, 2008, 9:52 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Rapides Parish
- Path
- 6.11 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 9, 2008
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF2 | Louisiana | 18.08 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF2 | Mississippi | 28.58 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF2 | Mississippi | 0.97 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Louisiana | 3.48 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 0.84 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.07 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 2.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 10.59 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 1.63 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 5.28 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 2.38 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF1 | Mississippi | 3.42 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.33 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF0 | Mississippi | 1.43 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF0 | Mississippi | 0.84 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF0 | Mississippi | 1.9 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2008 | EF0 | Mississippi | 1.29 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.