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F1 tornado in Washington Parish, Louisiana

Tornado November 14, 2006 · Washington Parish, Louisiana

Rating

0.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$50K

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 F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sheriffs Office reported several mobile homes damaged near Mt Hermon when a tornado touched down.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front that moved north across southeast Louisiana during the afternoon and evening of the 14th and in advance and along a cold front that moved through the area during the morning of the 15th.

Began near Mt Hermon (30.9500, -90.2800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 St. Helena Parish 1 dead F2 Washington Parish F1 Tangipahoa Parish F1 Washington Parish F1 Plaquemines Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 6259. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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