What the record says
On 10 September 1961, a tornado touched down near Kaplan, Louisiana. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 5.7 miles long and up to 283 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 1 person and injured 55.
- F3Fujita rating
- 1death
- 55injuries
- 5.7 mipath length
- 283 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 30.00, -92.30 and the end point at 30.08, -92.30 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Louisiana
- Delhi, Louisiana tornado21 February 1971, F5, 47 deaths, 510 injuries, 109.2 miles long
- Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado5 December 1953, F5, 38 deaths, 270 injuries, 9 miles long
- Lockport, Louisiana tornado3 October 1964, F4, 22 deaths, 165 injuries, 1.5 miles long
- Logansport, Louisiana tornado12 February 1950, F4, 18 deaths, 77 injuries, 82.6 miles long
- Tallulah, Louisiana tornado24 April 2010, EF4, 10 deaths, 146 injuries, 149 miles long
- New Llano, Louisiana tornado3 December 1953, F4, 9 deaths, 50 injuries, 85.5 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1961
- Talihina, Oklahoma tornado5 May 1961, F4, 16 deaths, 58 injuries, 26.4 miles long
- Tiki Island, Texas tornado12 September 1961, F4, 8 deaths, 200 injuries, 1 mile long
- Jonesboro, Louisiana tornado12 September 1961, F3, 5 deaths, 37 injuries, 2 miles long
- Pindall, Arkansas tornado7 May 1961, F3, 3 deaths, 9 injuries, 14.2 miles long
- Appleby, Texas tornado27 March 1961, F3, 2 deaths, 4 injuries, 13.8 miles long
All tornadoes of 1961 · Louisiana tornado history · All notable tornadoes