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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service New Orleans LA

957 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024





...NWS Damage Survey for 5/13/2024 Tornado Event...





..Livonia, LA Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph

Path Length /statute/:  1.06 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/13/2024

Start Time:             06:43 PM CDT

Start Location:         1 NNE Livonia / Pointe Coupee Parish / LA

Start Lat/Lon:          30.5819 / -91.537



End Date:               05/13/2024

End Time:               06:45 PM CDT

End Location:           2 NNE Livonia / Pointe Coupee Parish / LA

End Lat/Lon:            30.5938 / -91.5288



Survey Summary:

NWS Survey team determined an EF-0 tornado, with peak estimated

winds of 85 mph impacted portions of Frisco in Pointe Coupee

Parish. This small tornado caused damage to trailers, a few

homes, and numerous hardwood trees in a narrow swath from Highway

78, north to Parlange Lane in the Frisco area. Further track

information from satellite analysis might lead to changes in the

estimated track in future updates. Damage was also surveyed

across Fordoche, Lottie, Blanks to Livonia areas caused by

straight line winds. More concentrated straight line wind damage

was surveyed across Erwinville. A widespread swath of damaging

winds was observed along Wye Road/Highway 1 to Rougon Road which

included widespread tree damage with trees on some homes. A

fatality and two injuries occurred with this straight line wind

damage along Rougon Road. 



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>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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