EF1 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Tornado March 29, 2018 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Calcasieu Parish → Calcasieu Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 425 yards (0.24 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
Many power lines and trees were downed and several homes were damaged by falling trees. The tornado began just west of Verna Lane and crossed You Winn Road. The tornado peaked north of You Winn Road near John Belle and Georgia Roads. The path
continued east across Goos Road damaging a cinder block shed and then into Frontier Trail, Willow Drive, and Pin Oak Drive before dissipating. Several homes also had minor roof damage along the path from wind. Fencing was also noted down. The max estimated wind speed was 110 MPH.
The wider storm
A moist and unstable air mass moved into the region ahead of a cold front while an upper level disturbance pushed over the area. Heavy rain and severe weather occurred through the morning as the front moved through.
Began near Araret (30.3191, -93.1951).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 744964. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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