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EF1 tornado in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Tornado June 6, 2019 · Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Evangeline Parish → Acadia Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 104 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado traveled south of due east along Highway 190. It began just north of 190 and multiple pine trees were snapped or had large broken limbs near the highway. The tornado continued south of the highway in Acadia Parish. Max estimated wind speed was 104 mph.
The wider storm
Deep moisture streamed into the area ahead of an upper level trough and weak cold front. Precipitable water values ranged from 2 to 2.5 with the slow moving system which caused efficient rain producing storms and lead to flash flooding. Several tornadoes also occurred.
Began near Basile (30.4808, -92.5688).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 836899. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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