Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, May 17, 2020
RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries9
Length3.93 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.46, -92.27) to the end point (30.42, -92.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 2020, 7:31 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Acadia Parish
- Path
- 3.93 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 2020
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2020 | EF1 | Louisiana | 4.34 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EF0 | Illinois | 4.04 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EF0 | Louisiana | 1.03 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EFU | Illinois | 0.69 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 2020 | EFU | Illinois | 0.52 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.