EF1 Tornado — Cameron, Louisiana

2024-04-10 · near Grand Lake, Cameron, Louisiana

Event narrative

The tornado touched down to the south of LA-384 near Honore Lane, damaging trees as it headed northeast toward the Intracoastal waterway. The tornado continued through generally marshy and uninhabited areas until nearing Gulf Highway to the south of b1BANK, causing additional tree damage and tearing off a metal awning from a storage building and tossing it approximately 300 feet into a neighboring yard. The tornado then crossed Gulf Highway, leaning wooden utility poles toward the east, and

dissipating in a field to the southeast of the bank. Max estimated winds were 100 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173919. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.