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Tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 29, 2024 · Cameron Parish, Louisiana

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Not rated

0.0 mi

Path length

1 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Lake Charles witnessed a brief landspout in the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.

The wider storm

Short waves traversed the region during the afternoons at the end of May. This occurred while the area was at peak afternoon heating each day which set the stage for severe thunderstorms to develop.

Began near Sweet Lake (29.9750, -93.0598).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Rapides Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1187558. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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