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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
723 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...NWS Damage Survey For the April 19th Severe Thunderstorm Event...

.Tornado #1 - Central Grant Parish Northeast of Dry Prong...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/19/2020
Start Time:             02:17 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 NNE Dry Prong / Grant Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.6606 / -92.4863

End Date:               04/19/2020
End Time:               02:21 PM CDT
End Location:           7 SW Georgetown / Grant Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            31.687 / -92.4675

Summary: An EF-1 tornado touched down in the Kisatchie National
Forest near the intersection of Bell Road and Forest Service Road
172 between Dry Prong and Georgetown, and nearly paralleled Forest 
Service Road 172 before widening and strengthening as it crossed 
Forest Service Road 131. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted 
along its path, especially near and just west of Forest Service 
Road 131, before crossing Forest Service Road 167 and lifting. 

Much appreciation goes out to the Grant Parish Office of Homeland 
Security and Emergency Preparedness for their assistance in 
locating the damage in this survey. 


.Straight Line Wind Wind Damage in Southern Natchitoches Parish 
near Flora, LA...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    75-85 mph
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/19/2020
Start Time:             01:23 PM CDT

End Date:               04/19/2020
End Time:               01:24 PM CDT

Summary: A line of severe thunderstorms produced instances of 
straight line wind damage over Southern Natchitoches Parish near 
the Flora community, where several trees were snapped and uprooted 
in a east-northeasterly direction, with other instances of large 
limbs snapped along Highway 478. Another tree was snapped and fell 
across some power lines near the intersection of Highways 478 and 
120. 

Much appreciation goes out to the Natchitoches Parish Office of 
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for their assistance 
in locating the damage in this survey.     

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 200mph
EF5...Violent...>200mph

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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