EF1 Tornado — Lafourche, Louisiana

2018-04-22 · near Galliano, Lafourche, Louisiana

Event narrative

The EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Old Safari Heights and Louisiana Highway 3235, where it tore the roof off of a business housed in a double-wide manufactured home. It also tore fascia off of a drive-in restaurant. It turned 2 vehicles in the parking lot and tossed one small car approximately 15 feet into a field. From there it moved east-northeast toward Main Street. As it approached Main Street, it broke several large limbs from hardwood trees, and tore the car port off of a home. Metal roof covering was also peeled back from a home. As the tornado moved across Bayou Lafourche, it turned more toward the northeast and caused shingle damage to one home. It then turned more toward the southeast, and caused damage to trees and a few power poles. The storm lifted as it neared the South Lafourche High School Football Stadium. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph, with a path length near 1 mile and a path width of 30 yards.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved across southeast Louisiana during the morning hours of the 22nd. The thunderstorms associated with the cold front produced at least one tornado near Galliano.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 743020. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.