One of the strongest tornadoes to ever hit in Southeastern Louisiana occurred on December 6, 1983. The tornado was rated F4 on the Fujita Scale. This damage was found at the Belle Pointe Subdivision. Several homes had their foundations swept clean. Per Storm Data, the tornado was not given an F5 rating, “because the walls were nailed to the foundation, not bolted.”
Near the beginning of the track, the tornado moved right over East St. John High School causing considerable damage. Per Storm Data, the tornado caused “one wall to fail, the roof of a shop building to fail and windows to be blown out.” From there it hit two subdivisions including Belle Pointe. 25-30 homes were destroyed and major damage to over 100 more.
Per Storm Data, after leaving the second subdivision, the tornado moved through a farm field leaving suction swath marks. It also moved over a golf course. The tornado dissipated after crossing I-10.
There was a total of 25 injuries and zero fatalities with this event.
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