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EF1 tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Tornado April 14, 2018 · St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

1.2 mi

Path length

580 yd

Path width

$100K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 580 yards (0.33 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 tornado touched down near Christina and Deville Roads, destroying the roof of one home. It crossed St. Andrews Rd, snapping multiple trees and causing minor roof damage to several houses. It then crossed LA-10, downing trees and ending near Aldes Rd. The max estimated wind speed was 110 MPH.

The wider storm

A cold front pushed through Louisiana with severe weather occurring along the boundary. A few tornadoes were also spawned by the line of thunderstorms.

Began near Plaisance (30.6423, -92.1904).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Lafayette Parish EF0 St. Mary Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 749102. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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