Hurricane Edith 1971

Extreme Heat in the Southwest; Severe Weather in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rain in the East

Extreme heat continues across the Southwest as temperatures may top 120 degrees. The heat may expand across the West and south-central U.S. into the middle of the month. Severe thunderstorms capable of severe wind gusts and large hail will be the primary hazards today across the northern Plains into the upper Midwest. Rainfall could be locally heavy across the Eastern U.S. today. Read More >

Tornadoes Reported in Louisiana Source: NCEI Storm Event Database
Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	Mag	Dth	Inj	PrD	CrD
IBERIA PAR.	IBERIA PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	07:20	CST	Tornado	F1	0	0	25.00K	0.00K
ST. MARTIN PAR.	ST. MARTIN PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	07:20	CST	Tornado	F1	0	6	25.00K	0.00K
EAST BATON ROUGE PAR.	EAST BATON ROUGE PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	08:07	CST	Tornado	F3	0	3	2.500M	0.00K
IBERVILLE PAR.	IBERVILLE PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	08:15	CST	Tornado	F1	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
ST. MARY PAR.	ST. MARY PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	09:00	CST	Tornado	F2	0	0	25.00K	0.00K
PLAQUEMINES PAR.	PLAQUEMINES PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	11:02	CST	Tornado	F0	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
TANGIPAHOA PAR.	TANGIPAHOA PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	12:00	CST	Tornado	F2	0	0	250.00K	0.00K
TANGIPAHOA PAR.	TANGIPAHOA PAR.	LA	09/16/1971	12:30	CST	Tornado	F1	0	0	0.00K	0.00K
Totals:								0	9	2.825M	0.00K

Tornadoes Reported in Louisiana
Source: NCEI Storm Event Database