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EF1 tornado in Allen Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 19, 2019 · Allen Parish, Louisiana

EF1

Rating

1.3 mi

Path length

900 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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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 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 along Deshotel road where it snapped numerous softwood trees and power poles. Some of these trees fell on homes causing roof damage. The tornado crossed Ward road and moved through a field snapping additional trees. The tornado crossed HWY 372 before dissipating in a nearby field. Max estimated winds were 105 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front moved into the region and stalled on the 19th. Multiple short waves moved across the region during the time causing severe weather and tornadoes. A strong area of low pressure developed on the boundary by the 21st causing coastal flooding before the front finally pushed deeper into the gulf.

Began near Ward (30.7093, -92.6624).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Beauregard Parish EF1 Beauregard Parish EF1 Allen Parish EF1 Evangeline Parish EF1 Evangeline Parish EF0 Evangeline Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829642. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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