EF2 tornado — Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

EF2 tornado in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Tornado April 14, 2018 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

EF2

Rating

4.1 mi

Path length

650 yd

Path width

$750K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 650 yards (0.37 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

This tornado touched down between University Ave. and

Patin Rd, damaging several homes before topling a large advertising

billboard and crossing I-49. The tornado damaged several businesses

east of I-49 and continued ENE for several miles, crossing Hwy 1252

several times and downing multiple trees and branches. It ended

along Arnaudville and Lantier Roads, rolling a metal outbuilding and

RV, and damaging multiple roofs. Max estimated wind speed was 115 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.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 749104. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF2 tornado in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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