The February 12, 1950 tornado
F3Sabine, Natchitoches, Red River, Bienville and Claiborne counties, Louisiana
An F3 tornado on a 74.5-mile path that killed 5 and injured 25. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · February 12, 1950
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 74.5 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 25
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, February 12, 1950
- 2:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, De Soto Parish18 killed
- F2, De Soto Parish5 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.