F1 Tornado — East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2001-06-07 · near Zachary, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1
Direct deaths
$50K
Property damage
1.0 mi
Path length
30 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A weak tornado touched down briefly downing several trees and power line. A man was killed when a tree fell on the pick-up truck he was driving.
Wider weather episode
Tropical Storm Allison moved into southeast Texas late of June 5, 2001 and eventually weakened, but remained over southeast Texas through June 9, 2001. Rainbands associated with the eastern periphery circulation of Tropical Storm Allison produced wind damage in widely scattered locations of southeast Louisiana as well as an isolated weak tornado.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5256331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.