EF1 tornado in Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Tornado December 28, 2024 · Concordia Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 80 yards (0.05 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This brief tornado touched down in the community of Ridgecrest along Hammett Addition Circle where it uprooted trees and broke a fence. It broke large branches and it also shifted a shed off its foundation. Tin was noted in the field along HWY 84 where the tornado dissipated.
The wider storm
On December 28th, an outbreak of severe weather took place. Initially, a few isolated supercells storms developed and produced some tornadoes. As this occurred, a line of storms also developed and eventually pushed eastward across our region. Widespread damaging winds occurred with the line along with numerous tornadoes. This particular convective system was extremely efficient at producing tornadoes. This resulted in a record number of tornadoes for the month of December. The total across our forecast area was 43. The previous December record was 24 back in 2022.
Began near Ridgecrest (31.5930, -91.5123).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1225302. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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