The April 1, 1983 tornado
F4Ouachita and Morehouse counties, Louisiana
An F4 tornado on a 9.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 20. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 1, 1983
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.0 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 1, 1983
- 4:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.