EF1 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Tornado April 10, 2024 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Calcasieu Parish → Calcasieu Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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 the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Ryan Street and 17th Street, causing extensive damage to the Library Riot Bar. The tornado caused partial roof loss to an outbuilding between Deaton Street and Doolan Lane before dissipating. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph.
The wider storm
A strong upper low moved across the region and interacted with a frontal boundary that was moving south across the area. Flooding, high wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes occurred in Louisiana as a result of this system.
Began near Lake Charles Lake (30.2067, -93.2188).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173908. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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