EF1 Tornado — Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

2024-04-10 · near Morganza, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

Event narrative

An EF-1 (110 mph) tornado tracked across portions of Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana Parishes carving out an approximate 24-mile-long path. A combination of on ground and high resolution satellite data was used for this survey. Based on NDVI differencing on satellite analysis, this tornado formed south of Morganza, LA within a powerful line of thunderstorms. The rate in which the tornado grew in size to 250 yards wide. It quickly moved northeast over mainly rural lands before causing more substantial tree and powerline damage as it crossed Morganza Highway when it became wider. The tree damage became increasingly more widespread and intense as the tornado crossed Levee Road and the Mississippi River from Pointe Coupee Parish and entered into West Feliciana Parish.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance, surface low, and cold front produced a line of severe thunderstorms that pushed across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi in the morning and early afternoon hours of Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The line of severe thunderstorms produced strong straight line winds, extensive flash flooding in the New Orleans metro area and several tornadoes. The strongest tornado was an EF-2 tornado that impacted the city of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, LA on the morning of the 10th. 7 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. 4 of those 7 touched down and tracked across just the city of Slidell. At one point, as many as 3 of those 7 were on the ground at the same time. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EFU to EF2 after NWS storm surveys and high resolution satellite analysis were conducted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172665. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.