The December 3, 1978 tornado
F4Bossier Parish, Louisiana
An F4 tornado on a 6.2-mile path that killed 2 and injured 266. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 3, 1978
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.2 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 266
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, December 3, 1978
- 1:50 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.