EF1 Tornado — Acadia, Louisiana

2024-11-05 · near Tepetate, Acadia, Louisiana

Event narrative

A tornado touched down south of Log Cabin Road where it moved northeast and damaged a few trees. A bumper pull camper rolled over and an awning was ripped off of a house. The tornado crossed Highway 190 and directly hit a meat market where 3 people were injured. A cinder block wall fell over as roughly 25 percent of the roofing material was pulled off the building. An old barn was also damaged behind the meat market. The tornado was weakening as it crossed Stagg Avenue where there was minor tree damage along with damage to a couple of power poles. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front and short wave. Two tornadoes occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.