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EF2 Tornado — St. Martin, Louisiana

2024-05-13 · near Cecelia, St. Martin, Louisiana

$250K

Property damage

8.6 mi

Path length

400 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down just west of Bayou Teche causing tree damage. The tornado then tracked across southern portions of Cecilia, crossed I-10, and into Henderson damaging numerous homes and some businesses. Damage consisted of roof damage, rolled manufactured homes and RVs, destroyed outbuildings, and at least one partial wall collapse to a structure. The Motel 6 also had the roof removed. Additional tree and powerline damage was noted in these areas as the tornado reached peak intensity of

EF2 120 MPH. The tornado finally pushed east then slightly north of due east into Henderson Lake and the Atchafalaya Basin where it ended.

Wider weather episode

Multiple upper disturbances moved across the region from the 12th through the 16th causing a rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms which produced numerous reports of damage, flooding, and high winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184463. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.