EF1 tornado in Allen Parish, Louisiana
Tornado March 29, 2018 · Allen Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 900 yards (0.51 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
A tornado touched down near Green Oak Road north of Hilton Bertrand Road and moved just south of east to Hickory Flat Road. A few campers and small mobile homes were damaged with one being flipped on Panther Drive. Several homes along Hickory Flat Road were damaged by fallen trees. Some had minor roof damage from wind with a shed and carport destroyed. On Chinqua Pin one home had roof damage and America's Best Western Inn had roughly a quarter of the tin roof removed. Damage continued east of Highway 165 with tree damage and minor damage to a few mobile homes along
Botley Cemetery Road. Tree damage also occurred along Elam Langley and Lauderdale Woodyard before dissipating. The max estimated wind speed was 105 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 Kinder (30.5473, -92.8405).
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 744965. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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