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EF1 tornado in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Tornado December 13, 2022 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

2.7 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$40K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An EF-1 tornado touched down near 10th street on the northwest edge of Forest Hill. The tornado tracked northeast across Highway 165 and lifted near Fish Hatchery Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. There was also extensive damage to a nursery and a home located at the nursery. Several outbuildings were also heavily damaged. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the region spawning a line of thunderstorms. Several tornadoes occurred.

Began near Forest Hill (31.0599, -92.5369).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Iberia Parish EF1 Rapides Parish EF1 St. Martin Parish EFU Evangeline Parish EFU Iberia Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1069519. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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