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EF1 tornado in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Tornado December 26, 2024 · Vernon Parish, Louisiana

EF1
Rating
4.0 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$5K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several pine trees were uprooted across Lookout Road during the beginning of the Brushy Creek Tornado. A radar tornado debris signature was associated with this damage. The tornado crossed Highway 463 producing pine tree damage at EF-0 strength and dissipated after passing the roadway. The path was not fully surveyed between Lookout road and Highway 463 due to ammunitions zone within Fort Johnson. Maximum estimated winds were 90 mph.

The wider storm

A series of short waves moved across the region during late December causing multiple rounds of severe weather and flooding. One long lived tornado formed southeast of Houston and moved across deep southeast Texas before crossing into Louisiana.

Began near Fullerton (31.0100, -92.9500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226836. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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