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The 1964 Larose tornado was a powerful tornado that formed and dissipated on Larose, Louisiana. The strongest tornado from Hurricane Hilda , it touched down of October 3, 1964, on 6:30 a.m., CST . It was designated as an F4 tornado on the Fujita scale , before dissipating just right after.
The tornado moved south before changing direction, touching down, and striking the town from the east at 9:45 p.m. The tornado destroyed the entire southeastern portion of the town or what was once known as "Supply House Row", knocking over power lines and leaving an estimated 200 yard path of decimation in its wake.
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Millions of people were under tornado watches on Saturday in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. 1 death reported as rare 'particularly dangerous situation' alert warns of tornado ...
At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed ...
Severe weather worries have once again proved to be worth the fright in the southern U.S. after storms fired to life on Friday afternoon and tore across the South into Saturday morning. The stormy ...
Most of the casualties occurred as a result of the 1964 Larose tornado that devastated the northern outskirts of Larose, Louisiana, becoming the deadliest hurricane-generated tornado on record since 1900 and one of only two violent tornadoes (F4+) recorded in the southern Gulf Coast region of Louisiana. The tornado was also one of only two F4s ...
Damage totaled $100 million (equivalent to $467 million in 2023). An F3 tornado killed two people north of Heflin, Louisiana and an F2 tornado killed another person west of El Dorado, Arkansas. 1983 – An F3 tornado hit Oxford and Golden Springs, Alabama. Both deaths and most of the 51 injuries occurred when the roof of a grocery store collapsed.