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EF1 tornado in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Tornado March 4, 2025 · Vernon Parish, Louisiana

EF1
Rating
1.1 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$20K
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

A tornado touched down east of HWY 111, just south of C Davis Loop where it caused minor tree damage. The tornado moved northeast where it impacted a structure, tearing away some of the roofing. Minor tree damage was also noted on the property.

Several pine trees were snapped off on S Jeane Rd. Pine tree damage was noted on Fal Rd were the tornado crossed the roadway. Further tree damage could be seen north of Fal Rd, but the area was inaccessible.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved across the plains during early March. The associated cold front and upper disturbance triggered severe weather over Louisiana during Mardi Gras.

Began near Evans (30.9795, -93.4962).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Rapides ParishEFU Vernon Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245647. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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