F1 Tornado — Evangeline, Louisiana
1998-09-11 · near Basile, Evangeline, Louisiana
3
Injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
5.0 mi
Path length
20 yds
Path width
Wider weather episode
The same storm that hit Midland in Acadia Parish developed another tornado, and touched down in Basile on the Acadia/Evangeline Parish line. The worst hit area was the high school, where the middle school wing was completely destroyed. A total of 27 homes and businesses received damage in Basile, of which 15 were considered destroyed or received major damage. The 3 minor injuries resulted from cuts and bumps from flying debris during the tornado.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5667889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.