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EF1 tornado in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Tornado February 7, 2017 · Livingston Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Hwy 442 and Greer Lane in far northeastern Livingston Parish. It moved generally east-southeast causing damage snapping numerous trees and causing power poles to lean. It also caused minor roof damage to a home and tore off a metal carport. Maximum wind speeds were estimated around 100 mph.

The wider storm

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

Began near Albany (30.6331, -90.6200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Orleans Parish EF3 Livingston Parish EF2 Livingston Parish EF1 St. James Parish 1 dead EF0 Jefferson Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 675355. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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