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EF1 tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Tornado June 6, 2019 · St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 419 yards (0.24 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
Tornado started in the woods south of the railroad tracks and moved north-northeast across LA 3174 and US 190 damaging trees and power lines. A car traveling along LA 3174 was struck by fallen trees with the occupant having to be rescued. Other wind damage was noted east of the path of the tornado in Krotz Springs. Maximum estimated winds were 107 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 Krotz Spgs (30.5332, -91.7699).
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 836905. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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