EF1 Tornado — Vernon, Louisiana

2024-12-28 · near Fullerton, Vernon, Louisiana

Event narrative

A tornado briefly touched down and crossed Jeff McDonald Road in far eastern Vernon Parish. Several trees were found to have been snapped and/or uprooted in a convergence pattern along this point in the road. The tornado was likely very brief, as no other damage was found on surrounding roads.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.