EF0 Tornado — Plaquemines, Louisiana
2012-01-26 · near Venice, Plaquemines, Louisiana
$10K
Property damage
0.2 mi
Path length
30 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A weak tornado touched down and ripped siding and a portion of the roof off a metal boat storage building, snapped a couple of small trees, destroyed a storage shed at a residence, and moved a shipping container 30 feet. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph, path width was 30 yards, path length was 400 yards.
Wider weather episode
Low pressure moving across the lower Mississippi River Valley pushed a cold front through the area. A line of thunderstorms developed in advance of the front and produced a tornado over Plaquemines Parish.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 355030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.