EF1 tornado in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Tornado January 2, 2017 · Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado formed over Bunkie and produced widespread tree damage
across Bunkie, especially the western side of town. Two homes
were destroyed when trees landed on them and came through the roof.
At least another 70 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Bunkie. The peak estimated wind speed was 105 MPH.
The wider storm
A moist and unstable air mass spread north from the gulf while a strong cold front pushed in from the west. A line of thunderstorms developed along the frontal boundary as it moved across the region. Several short lived tornadoes occurred along the leading edge of the squall line along with strong wind gusts.
Began near Bunkie (30.9446, -92.1952).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 674507. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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