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EF0 tornado in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 26, 2010 · Cameron Parish, Louisiana

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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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

KATC-TV reported a tornado southwest of Gueydan, which was confirmed by photos from the public. Based on photos and radar, this EF0 tornado appears to have occurred in the marshes of eastern Cameron Parish. No damage was reported. Location and time of the tornado are estimated.

The wider storm

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southwest Louisiana during the afternoon hours on May 26. Over a dozen reports of large hail, damaging winds, and even one tornado were received. Damage totals reached into the millions of dollars, making this the worst severe thunderstorm event for the Spring 2010 season in the WFO Lake Charles county warning area.

Began near Grand Lake Lake (29.9240, -92.6714).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 237729. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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