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EF1 tornado in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Tornado January 2, 2023 · Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

1.4 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

This tornado touched down along Wardville Road on the east side of Bussey Brake and moved northeast across Louisiana Highway 593 Bonner Ferry Road, where some trees were snapped. The tornado quickly dissipated after crossing the road.

The wider storm

A line of storms produce damaging winds and tornadoes.

Began near Wardville (32.8681, -91.8982).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Morehouse Parish EF0 West Carroll Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101724. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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