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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1212 PM CST Sun Dec 29 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for St. Landry Tornado Event...

.St. Landry Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  15.60 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/28/2024
Start Time:             05:06 PM CST
Start Location:         St. Landry / Evangeline Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.846 / -92.2572

End Date:               12/28/2024
End Time:               05:18 PM CST
End Location:           4 S Big Cane / St. Landry Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.7624 / -92.0162

Survey Summary:
Tornado started in the St. Landry community where it damaged and
snapped some hardwood trees. It continued southeast across farm
road and hwy 29.  Power lines were damaged near St. Louis. Trees
were damaged along a line extending southeast to hwy 71. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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