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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
327 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012

..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 12/25 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT...

.OVERVIEW...A SURVEY CREW WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSESS DAMAGE FROM
THE STORMS THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS DAY. FOUR AREAS
OF DAMAGE WERE INVESTIGATED. THREE AREAS WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE
RESULT OF TORNADOES AND ONE WAS DETERMINED TO BE STRAIGHT-LINE
WIND DAMAGE.

.PITKIN TORNADO...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE:             DEC 25 2012
START TIME:             1243 PM CST
START LOCATION:         2.4 MILES E OF PITKIN / VERNON / LA 
START LAT/LON:          30.932 / -92.896

END DATE:               DEC 25 2012
END TIME:               1245 PM CST
END LOCATION:           4.5 MILES E OF PITKIN / VERNON / LA
END_LAT/LON:            30.939 / -92.860

SURVEY SUMMARY: A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG LA HWY 113 EAST OF
PITKIN IN VERNON PARISH. ONE BARN HAD A FEW SHEETS OF ROOF TIN PULLED
OFF...AND A MOBILE HOME HAD A TREE LAND ON IT...CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
OTHERWISE 20-40 PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH.

.TIOGA TORNADO...

RATING: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
PATH LENGTH/STATUTE/: 5 MILES MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS 
FATALITIES: 0 
INJURIES: 1

START DATE: 		DEC 25 2012
START TIME: 		1245 PM CST 
START LOCATION: 	4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIOGA / RAPIDES / LA
START LAT/LON: 		31.360 / -92.487

END DATE: 		DEC 25 2012 
END TIME: 		1248 PM CST 
END LOCATION: 		1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF TIOGA / RAPIDES / LA
END_LAT/LON: 		31.379 / -92.412

SURVEY SUMMARY: A STRONG TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE WOODS SOUTHWEST
OF TIOGA...EVENTUALLY REACHING LA HWY 1203...WHERE IT RIPPED
ALMOST THE ENTIRE ROOF OFF A BRICK HOME...DESTROYED A CAR
WASH...AND DAMAGED AT LEAST 40 OTHER HOMES. AN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
ALONG US HWY 167 SAW 5 18 WHEELER TRAILER FLIPPED OVER...SEVERAL
LARGE OVERHEAD DOORS BLOWN IN...AND LARGE SECTIONS OF METAL ROOFS
PEELED OFF. AT THE NEARBY TIOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...PART OF THE
ROOF WAS REMOVED FROM THE GYM. THERE WAS ONE MINOR INJURY WHEN A
TRAILER ROLLED OVER...BUT THE MAN REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR
VERY MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES.

.ALEXANDRIA TORNADO...

RATING: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
PATH LENGTH/STATUTE/: 1 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0 
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 		DEC 25 2012
START TIME: 		1250 PM CST 
START LOCATION: 	ALEXANDRIA / RAPIDES / LA
START LAT/LON: 		31.300 / -92.453

END DATE: 		DEC 25 2012 
END TIME: 		1251 PM CST 
END LOCATION: 		ALEXANDRIA / RAPIDES / LA
END_LAT/LON: 		31.308 / -92.444

SURVEY SUMMARY: A STRONG TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN POLK AND WHITE STREET...BLOWING TREES ON
HOMES AND REMOVING SOME SHINGLES AND OTHER ROOFING MATERIALS
FROM SOME HOMES. WHEN IT REACHED LA HWY 1 AND LEE STREET
INTERSECTION...IT RIPPED THE ROOFS OFF SEVERAL BUSINESSES...
INCLUDING THOSE IN THE WASHINGTON SQUARE COMPLEX. THIS TORNADO
MOVED OVER I-49 AND DISSIPATED BETWEEN LEE AND ST JAMES STREET
WHERE SEVERAL MORE HOMES AND A CHURCH LOST SOME SHINGLES AND
ROOFING MATERIAL.

.VIDOR TEXAS WIND DAMAGE...

A SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THE DAMAGE AT THE STRIP MALL AND THE
APARTMENT BUILDING ACROSS THE CITY OF VIDOR WAS DUE TO STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS. 


NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.



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ERICKSON