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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
349 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for May 13th, 2024 Tornado Event Update 2...

.Port Vincent, LA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.12 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/12/2024
Start Time:             07:23 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 NE Prairieville / Livingston Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.376 / -90.8951

End Date:               05/12/2024
End Time:               07:27 PM CDT
End Location:           6 SSE Walker / Livingston Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.397 / -90.8514

Survey Summary:
Another tornado developed within a strong line of storms north of
Port Vincent, LA which was associated with a more concentrated
area of damage in close association with a vigorous embedded
circulation. An NWS survey team, along with high resolution
satellite imagery determined an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of
95 mph which primarily consists of tree damage from LA Highway
1032 up to Hammack Rd near Walker South Rd. This tornado quickly
dissipated and broadened out into a swath of damaging winds as it
continued northeast over primarily rural Livingston Parish.

.Bayou Des Glaises, LA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.54 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/13/2024
Start Time:             06:39 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 NE Butte La Rose / Iberville Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.3585 / -91.6146

End Date:               05/13/2024
End Time:               06:47 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SSE Ramah / Iberville Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.3641 / -91.4955

Survey Summary:
An EF-0 tornado was confirmed to have tracked south of Interstate
10 over primarily rural lands of the Atchafalaya Basin. High
resolution satellite imagery depicted a scalloped swath of tree
damage associated with a strong circulation within a line of
thunderstorms. Some uprooted trees and large branches were
identified via ground survey where this tornado crossed
Atchafalaya Basin Levee Rd, the only road that could be accessed
to assess its intensity.

..Crescent, LA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.35 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   120 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/13/2024
Start Time:             06:54 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 SW Plaquemine / Iberville Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.2502 / -91.2969

End Date:               05/13/2024
End Time:               06:56 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SW Plaquemine / Iberville Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.2537 / -91.2749

Survey Summary:
NWS survey team determined an EF-0 tornado, with peak winds of
85 mph impacted portions of Crescent in Iberville Parish. This
tornado touched down near Guilotta Lane, where it mainly damaged
trees along Bayou Rd. A few homes had damage to their roof as it
went to the north of Crescent Elementary School. The tornado then
crossed Bayou Plaquemine before going over Bayou Jacob Rd.
Numerous trees were uprooted north of Bayou Jacob Rd near Dozier
Rd. Trees were snapped in a convergent pattern here, which
supports tornadic winds. The tornado crossed Bayou Jacob Rd
again, uprooting more trees in its path before lifting shortly
after.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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