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EF2 tornado in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Tornado February 7, 2017 · Livingston Parish, Louisiana

EF2
Rating
23.1 mi
Whole path
500 yd
Path width
3
Injuries

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Livingston Parish → Tangipahoa Parish → St. Tammany Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down near the intersection of Carthage Bluff Road and Carthage Lane on the south side of Killian causing minor damage to a home and some trees. As it moved east-northeast along Carthage Bluff Road, it strengthened and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. It continued to strengthen further as it approached Davidson Road. In this area, it is estimated to have reached its peak intensity with winds near 120 mph. It destroyed three barns and destroyed a single family home that had been built on a cinder block foundation. The maximum estimated wind speed is based on this destroyed home which was not secured to the foundation, and also supported by snapped telephone poles in the area. The tornado then moved into a marshy area and continued to snap and uproot numerous trees as it moved into Tangipahoa Parish. Two people were seriously injured in the home that was destroyed on Davidson Road.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front across southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and the adjacent coastal waters.

Began near Clio (30.3128, -90.5857).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Orleans ParishEF3 Livingston ParishEF1 St. James Parish 1 deadEF1 Livingston ParishEF0 Jefferson Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 675297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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