EF1 tornado in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Tornado January 10, 2008 · Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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 briefly touched down damaging several industrial buildings of a farm equipment dealer near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 3131 and Louisiana Highway 1. Several large doors were blown in and a large portion of a roof was torn off. In addition, several windows were broken. Pieces of debris were scattered about one quarter mile into an open field and trees. Also, a nearby railroad safety cross arm was broken or sheared off from its mount.

The wider storm

A strong cold front associated with a vigorous upper level disturbance produced scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana.

Began near New Roads (30.6800, -91.4637).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 76608. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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