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EF0 tornado in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Tornado December 28, 2024 · Vernon Parish, Louisiana

EF0
Rating
3.3 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$10K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

The tornado began just east of Highway 171 where it pulled a roof and metal panels off of an outbuilding/shed type structure. Nearby, just to the southeast, the tornado caused minor roof damage to two homes, pulling several shingles off. The tornado then continued southeast, crossing Eissman Road and snapping several pine trees. From there, it continued southeast and moved into Fort Johnson, causing minor softwood tree damage before dissipating. Maximum estimated winds were 80 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 Coppers (31.0819, -93.2693).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Vernon ParishEF1 Rapides ParishEF1 Rapides ParishEF1 Beauregard ParishEF1 Vernon ParishEF1 Vernon ParishEF1 Vernon ParishEF1 Evangeline ParishEFU Cameron ParishEFU Cameron Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226847. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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