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035 NOUS44 KLCH 261837 CCA PNSLCH LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 201530- Public Information Statement...CORRECTED National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1237 PM CST Thu Dec 26 2019 ...NWS Damage Survey for 12/16/19 Tornado Event... .Rapides Parish Union Hill Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 113 MPH Path length /Statute/: 3.6 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 147 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Dec 16 2019 Start time: 10:29 am CDT Start location: 6 SW Union Hill / Rapides / LA Start Lat/Lon: 30.9273 / -92.7934 End date: Dec 16 2019 End time: 10:36 am CDT End location: 2.5 SW Union Hill / Rapides / LA End_lat/lon: 30.9735 / -92.7668 Survey Summary: The tornado formed on the south end of a line of thunderstorms during the mid part of the morning. The tornado touched down just south of LA 462 near Simon Doyle Road where it downed trees and caused damage to one home. The tornado the moved North northeast to the middle section of Doshie Road where it it snapped trees and caused roof damage to several homes and barns. As the tornado moved further north up Doshie Road it strengthened to an EF2 intensity uprooting trees and taking off the roof of the Perkins Feed Farm Building as well as damaging other nearby structures. The tornado then weakened as it moved into open farming land and dissipated as it tracked into a heavily wooded forest. 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 event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Navejar/Kuyper/Brazzell