EF1 tornado in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Tornado December 28, 2024 · Vernon Parish, Louisiana
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 the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado began around 1/2 mile north of Fullerton Lake, in a heavily wooded, inaccessible area. The tornado then continued southeast, cross Fullerton Lake Road where it snapped around 40 to 50 trees near the entrance to the Fullerton Lake Rec Complex. From there, the tornado continued southeast into to more heavily wooded areas, eventually lifting before it crossed any other roads. Maximum estimated winds were 100 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 (31.0204, -92.9878).
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 1226851. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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