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EF1 tornado in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Tornado December 15, 2022 · St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$20K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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 briefly touched down in an area along Bayou Benoit Levee Road. A mobile home was flipped over, while a few trees sustained damage. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph.

The wider storm

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

Began near Bankers (30.1120, -91.6390).

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 Rapides Parish EFU Evangeline Parish EFU Iberia Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1069522. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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