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EF0 tornado in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 12, 2017 · Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

EF0

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

Minor property damage was reported with two carports ripped off homes on Mt. Revarb Drive. Rear car windows were also blown out, with tree and power line damage as well. Tornado was rated EF0 with maximum winds of 65 to 70 mph, and a path width of 20-30 yards.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moving through Louisiana produced many reports of severe weather during the morning and afternoon hours of the 12th.

Began near Estelle (29.8552, -90.1180).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 East Baton Rouge Parish EF0 Iberville Parish EF0 St. Tammany Parish EF0 St. Charles Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699475. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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