EF3 tornado — St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

EF3 tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Tornado April 10, 2021 · St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

EF3

Rating

8.7 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF3 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF3 is severe damage: whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, consistent with estimated gusts of 136–165 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 954642. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF3 tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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