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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
921 PM CDT Wed May 6 2020

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/05/20 Tornado Event...

.Ragley tornado...

Rating:                   EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:      105 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    13.8 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     75 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               May 05 2020
Start time:               945 pm CDT
Start location:           2 S Longville / Beauregard / LA
Start Lat/Lon:            30.5666 / -93.2348

End date:                 May 05 2020
End time:                 959 pm CDT
End location:             3 NE Gillis / Calcasieu / LA
End_lat/lon:              30.3894 / -93.1366

Survey Summary: AN EF-1 tornado originated near US Hwy 171
south of the South Beauregard High School. It moved generally
south-southeast, snapping trees, pulling some shingles off
homes, and damaging outbuildings and carports. Magnolia Church,
Lonnie Cole, Newt Hodges, Foreman, Andrew Mouhot, Texas Eastern,
and Topsy Road were some of the areas with damage.

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.

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Erickson