EF1 Tornado — St. Landry, Louisiana

2024-12-28 · near St Louis, St. Landry, Louisiana

Event narrative

The tornado developed Evangeline Parish and moved into Saint Landry Parish. It continued southeast across farm road and Highway 29. Power lines were damaged near St. Louis. Trees were damaged along a line extending southeast to Highway 71. Maximum winds were estimate near 95 mph.

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 1226866. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.