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EF1 Tornado — Jefferson Davis, Louisiana

2012-03-21 · near Lake Arthur, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana

$3.0M

Property damage

3.9 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

At least 30-40 homes and businesses were damaged when a tornado tore through Lake Arthur. Most of the damage was roof damage, although several homes had windows and walls damaged from flying debris. The water tower had a large radio antenna fall from it. Numerous trees and power lines were down.

Wider weather episode

A cold front slowly moved into Southeast Texas and then into far west sections of Louisiana during the 20th. The cold front stalled upon entering Louisiana and then slowly moved back west through the evening before finally moving east in the morning of the 21st. The slow moving boundary produced severe weather and widespread flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 366422. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.