EF1 Tornado — Lafayette, Louisiana
2008-05-15 · near Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana
$3.0M
Property damage
0.8 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Event narrative
An EF-1 tornado began near the Oil Center area of Lafayette. Several medical buildings received significant roof damage with debris from the roofs knocking out windows in neghboring buidlings. Trees and power poles were blown down, damaging some parked cars.
Wider weather episode
As a cold front approached, a squall line developed. Additional storms sprung up in front of the squall line, and where storms merged, a few tornadoes touched down. Along the squall line, winds of 60 mph blew down trees and caused minor damage to homes.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 107667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.