The February 12, 1950 tornado
F2De Soto, Red River, Caddo and Bossier counties, Louisiana
An F2 tornado on a 58.4-mile path that killed 5 and injured 10. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF2 tornado · February 12, 1950
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F2
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 58.4 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 10
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, February 12, 1950
- 1:20 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, De Soto Parish18 killed
- F3, Sabine Parish5 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.