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EF1 Tornado — Jefferson Davis, Louisiana

2024-04-10 · near Lacassine, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana

$200K

Property damage

6.6 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The Tornado began east of LA-101 along Ardoin Cove Road, causing damage to trees and a mobile home. A metal building had part of its roof removed, which was thrown into a field. The tornado moved east-northeast, crossing Parish Road 720A and causing damage to utility poles, then crossing LA-1131 causing damage to trees and mobile homes. The tornado continued east-northeast toward LeBlanc Road causing damage to several metal outbuildings, then passed through agricultural fields before crossing Abell

Road west of East Bayou Lacassine. The tornado caused additional tree damage north of Abell Road prior to dissipating west of LA-99.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.1939, -92.9268)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.