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EF1 tornado in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

Tornado June 6, 2019 · Livingston Parish, Louisiana

EF1
Rating
1.6 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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 NWS storm survey indicated an EF-1 tornado touched down just southwest of Colyell, just near and west of South Satsuma Road. Most noticeable damage was mainly snapped or uprooted hardwood trees, with some power lines down as well. The tornado continued to the northeast, crossing near the intersection of Hood Road and South Satsuma Road. Flooded roads caused areas farther north along South Satsuma Road to be inaccessible for the survey. However, media reports of tree damage along Taylor Road supported a continuation of the tornado track to the northeast before dissipating. Estimated peak wind 95 mph, path length 1.61 miles, path width 75 yards.

The wider storm

A stationary front along the Interstate 10-12 corridor provided the focus for the development of severe thunderstorms during the morning hours. Several tornadoes occurred over southeast Louisiana.

Began near Frost (30.3910, -90.7760).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Ascension ParishEF1 East Baton Rouge ParishEF1 Ascension ParishEF1 St. James ParishEF1 Livingston ParishEF1 Lafourche ParishEF0 Assumption Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 820953. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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