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EF0 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Tornado May 17, 2021 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

EF0

Rating

1.1 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 home was hit by a tornado on Tank Farm Road causing roof damage. Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office witnessed the brief tornado from the office.

The wider storm

A cold front moved in and stalled while multiple upper level disturbances moved through. High moisture levels and ample lift provided a few days of flooding and severe thunderstorms.

Began near Lake Charles Muni Ar (30.1157, -93.1997).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 St. Landry Parish EF0 Jefferson Davis Parish EF0 St. Landry Parish EF0 Acadia Parish EF0 Jefferson Davis Parish EF0 Acadia Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960956. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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