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EF0 tornado in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 13, 2011 · Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

EF0

Rating

0.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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

A waterspout was observed crossing Grand Isle. The waterspout went ashore near the bridge, crossed the island and then moved north back over the water. Grand Isle police observed the waterspout for approximately 6 miles...mainly over the water. Power lines were downed near the bridge on Louisiana Highway 1. Part of a roof was taken off of a cabin at the Bridgeside Marina.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms ahead of a cold front produced several reports of severe weather.

Began near Grand Isle (29.2061, -90.0433).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Plaquemines Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 292610. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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