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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
738 PM CDT Mon May 18 2020


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/17/20 Tornado Events...

.Richard/Church Point Tornado...

Rating:                   EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:      150 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    4.0 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     100 Yards
Fatalities:               1
Injuries:                 9

Start date:               May 17 2020
Start time:               8:34 pm CDT
Start location:           5 NW Church Point / Acadia / LA
Start Lat/Lon:            30.4597 / -92.2678

End date:                 May 17 2020
End time:                 8:41 pm CDT
End location:             1 NW Church Point / Acadia / LA
End_lat/lon:              30.4176 / -92.2234

Survey Summary: An EF-3 tornado was documented in parts of
Acadia and St. Landry Parishes. It began near Gobert Rd and
Pitreville Hwy, and crossed Grand Marais Rd, Prudence Hwy,
St. Margaret Rd, Lawtell Hwy, and N Beaugh St. One home was
picked up off its pilings and thrown 50 yards to its south,
destroying the home. Three people were inside. One person was
killed, and the other two people are hospitalized with
significant injuries. Nearby, 4 mobile homes were destroyed.
Two were flipped in the air and seperated from the frame, 
another one rolled over on top of an SUV, and the fourth was
pulled off its blocks and had significant structural damage.
Two grain dryers were destroyed at a farm, and an 18 wheeler
used to transport crops was picked up and flipped onto the
road. The tornado ended on the city limits of Church Point
where a large tree fell on a home.

.Oakdale/Oberlin Tornado...

Rating:                   EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:      100 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    4.3 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     25 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               May 17 2020
Start time:               5:41 pm CDT
Start location:           5 SW Oakdale / Allen / LA
Start Lat/Lon:            30.7461 / -92.7104

End date:                 May 17 2020
End time:                 5:49 pm CDT
End location:             7 S Oakdale / Allen / LA
End_lat/lon:              30.7043 / -92.6558

Survey Summary: A small tornado touched down near US Hwy 165,
a little south of the airport. It moved along parts of Ward
Rd. Several trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.

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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Erickson