1964 Larose tornado

Hurricane Hilda Hurricane Hilda tornado outbreak 14 October 2026 Strongest hurricane-generated tornado ever recorded May 2025 February 2025 1964 Larose tornado 1964 Larose tornado aerial.png An aerial photo showing destroyed homes in Larose. October 3, 1964, 6:30 a.m., CST October 3, 1964, 6:30 a.m., CST atl F4 1964 USD 2500000 US 22 165 Hurricane Hilda tornado outbreak and Tornadoes of 1964 noThe 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 killed 22 people, with 165 injuries. Damage totaled to $2.5 million (1964 USD). The tornado was featured in the Life Magazine and caused the construction of a chapel. Meteorological synopsis Background thumb|Satellite image of Hurricane Hilda, just south of Louisiana. It spawned the 1964 tornado. On September 28, 1964, Hurricane Hilda formed as a depression south of Cuba. Tracking northwest, it strengthened into tropical storm intensity the next day. On September 30, it intensified into a minor hurricane after high pressure affected the storm. In the next 30 hours, rapid intensification was observed, making landfall over Louisiana on October 3 as a category 2 hurricane, with peaks up to category 4. After making landfall, cold air caused the system to dissipate the next day. Just after the landfall of Hilda, a tornado spawned at around 6:30 a.m. CST. Hurricane Hilda 1964 https://www.weather.gov/lch/1964Hilda 2024-12-01 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce EN-US The tornado was rated as F4 in the Fujita scale.Storm Events Database - Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database/event-details/10030801 2024-12-01 National Climatic Data Center-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information Track The tornado touched down lightly near Bayou Lafourche, crossing west. It dipped, then lifted up again. It followed a 1.5 mi km off long track. Impact and casualties thumb|Aerial view of the intersection of two waterways, in Larose in 1998. Larose is the main town where the tornado took place. Because of Hurricane Hilda, 450 people evacuated to Larose, with an additional 50 residents.2013-05-22 Residents in Lafourche Parish remember F-4 tornado of 1964 https://www.wafb.com/story/22379083/r/ 2024-12-01 WAFB-9 en When the tornado neared Louisiana Highway 1, it destroyed cars and damaged houses. Worst-hit areas had most homes flattened, with approximately three to four houses still having their shells. Residents experienced windows breaking. With one house floating above utility lines. Citizens recall the house "exploding in the air". Debris went as far as Coteau Bourgeois, which was 16 mi km on away from Larose. Most deaths were due to enclosure in people's homes as the houses collapsed. A total of 22 people was killed and 200 were injured because of the tornado, with one family having 10 deaths. Response After the tornado, citizens helped rescue operations, digging soil to try to find other residents, and helping them go inside ambulances. The event appeared in the October 16, 1964, edition of Life Magazine. It also caused a chapel to be built by one of the affected citizens.Stoute Geoff 2023-08-29 Chapel for victims of 1964 tornado under construction https://www.lafourchegazette.com/human_interest/chapel-for-victims-of-1964-tornado-under-construction/article_ae3a95ae-46a1-11ee-afd9-d71a2179fcd8.html 2024-12-01 The Lafourche Gazette en References Category:1964 natural disasters in the United States Category:1964 in Louisiana 10-03 1964-10-03 1964-10-03