EF3 tornado in Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Tornado May 17, 2020 · Acadia Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 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
An EF-3 tornado was documented in parts of Acadia and St. Landry Parishes. It began near Gobert Rd and Pitreville Hwy, and crossed Grand Marais Rd, Prudence Hwy, St. Margaret Rd, Lawtell Hwy, and N Beaugh St. One home was picked up off its pilings and thrown 50 yards to its south, destroying the home. Three people were inside. One person was killed, and the other two people are hospitalized with significant injuries. Nearby, 4 mobile homes were destroyed. Two were flipped in the air and seperated from the frame, another one rolled over on top of an SUV, and the fourth was
pulled off its blocks and had significant structural damage. Two grain dryers were destroyed at a farm, and an 18 wheeler used to transport crops was picked up and flipped onto the road. The tornado ended on the city limits of Church Point
where a large tree fell on a home. The max estimated wind speed was 150 mph.
The wider storm
A slow moving upper level low moved out of Texas and across Louisiana. Multiple tornadoes occurred when the disturbance passed.
Began near Richard (30.4597, -92.2678).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 895549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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