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647 NWUS54 KLCH 212055 LSRLCH PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 355 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0430 AM TORNADO LAKE ARTHUR 30.08N 92.68W 03/21/2012 F1 JEFFERSON DAVIS LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF 1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST SOUTH OF LAKE ARTHUR. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTH THROUGH THE CITY OF LAKE ARTHUR ON A TWO MILE LONG PATH. PATH WIDTH WAS 40 YARDS. AN ESTIMATED 20-30 HOMES WERE DAMAGED. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE PEELING BACK OF ROOVES, BARNS DESTROYED, TREES DOWNED AND ANTENNAS BLOWN OFF THE TOP OF A WATER TOWER. 0445 AM TORNADO 1 S GUEYDAN 30.01N 92.51W 03/21/2012 F1 VERMILION LA NWS STORM SURVEY *** 1 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF 1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ONE MILE SOUTH OF GUEYDAN ALONG LA 91. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 3 MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 40 YARDS. DAMAGE INCLUDED A TIED DOWN MOBILE HOME BEING ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN.THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO FIVE HOMES AS WELL AS CITY HALL. ABOUT 20 HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE TORNADO PASSED OVER A CEMETARY WHERE IT KNOCKED DOWN. GRAVESTONES. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED. ONE MINOR INJURY OCCURED. 0535 AM TORNADO 1 W HENRY 29.88N 92.10W 03/21/2012 F0 VERMILION LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF 0 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MILES WEST OF HENRY. PATH LENGTH WAS 1 MILE AND PATH WIDTH WAS 20 YARDS. DAMAGE INCLUDED A ROOF BLOWN OFF A BARN...SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED AND SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED. 0545 AM TORNADO ABBEVILLE 29.97N 92.12W 03/21/2012 F1 VERMILION LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF 1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ALONG RICE COVE AND CHAISSON ROADS. THE PATH WAS 1.5 MILES LONG AND THE PATH WIDTH WAS 20 YARDS WIDE. A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED ON RICE COVE RD AND TELEPHONE POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG CHAISSON RD. && $$ RDEAL