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EF3 Tornado — St. Landry, Louisiana

2021-04-10 · near Waxia, St. Landry, Louisiana

Direct deaths

Injuries

$1.0M

Property damage

8.7 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A strong tornado touched down on Bolden Road, destroying several homes. One single wide mobile home that was tied down rolled numerous times for over 320 yards. One man died in this home. A double wide mobile home next door rolled for over 100 yards. Two people were seriously injured. A third home on pilings slid over 50 yards, with 5 people inside, who received cuts and bruises.

In total, 15 homes were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were snapped, and some barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Max estimated winds 140 mph.

Wider weather episode

A cold front and associated short wave pushed across Louisiana early in the morning producing showers and storms. A pair of tornadoes occurred along with an isolated hail report.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.6660, -91.9586)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 954642. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.