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EF1 Tornado — Tangipahoa, Louisiana

2008-02-12 · near Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Direct deaths

$25K

Property damage

0.8 mi

Path length

20 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A weak tornado initially touched down near a hospital turning an unoccupied mobile home on its side, peeling off a portion of the roof of a nearby building, and moving several automobiles and breaking out their windows. One fatality occurred when a 51 year old woman was thrown into a vehicle in a parking lot of the hospital. The tornado continued eastward for about a mile producing intermittent damage primarily to trees.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed across southeast Louisiana in advance of a strong upper level disturbance and an assoicated cold front.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.6155, -90.5000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 84000. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.