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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
134 PM CST Tue Dec 17 2019

...NWS Damage Survey For Tornadoes and Severe Weather 12/16/19...

Surveys are still ongoing and this product will be updated as new
survey results become available.

.Tornado 1 - Tangipahoa Parish into Washington Parish...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.35 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Dec 16 2019
Start Time:             2146 UTC/346 PM CST
Start Location:         14 MI NE Amite City/Tangipahoa
Start Lat/Lon:          30.8685/-90.3253

End Date:               Dec 16 2019
End Time:               2149 UTC/349 PM CST
End Location:           5.5 MI SSW Mount Hermon/Washington
End Lat/Lon:            30.8837/-90.3113

The tornado touched down near the intersection of Hwy 440 
and Fannie Powell Rd in far northeast Tangipahoa Parish. It
produced damage consistent with 105 mph winds in this area
with numerous trees snapped along the road. The tornado 
continued to cause damage to trees and tree limbs as it moved 
northeastward roughly parallel to the east side of Hwy 440. 
It crossed into northwestern Washington Parish roughly where 
Hwy 440 crosses the Tangipahoa River. It continued to cause 
minor tree damage and peeled a small section of tin roof from 
a home as it approached and crossed Hwy 450. The tornado 
lifted shortly after crossing hwy 450.

.Walthall County Thunderstorm Wind...

Peak Wind Estimate|:   70-80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   10 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Dec 16 2019
Start Time:             2159 UTC/359 PM CST
Start Location:         7.5 MI S Tylertown

End Date:               Dec 16 2019
End Time:               2231 UTC/431 PM CST
End Location:           7.1 mi E Tylertown

A mesocyclone associated with the same parent storm that 
produced the Tangipahoa/Washington Tornado caused sporadic 
damage to trees and tree limbs along a roughly 11 mile path
through Walthall County. The damage was too sporadic with no
clear evidence of rotation reaching the ground to conclusively
determine it was tornadic.


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

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

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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