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Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
347 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1003 AM     Tornado          2 N Slidell             30.31N 89.77W
04/10/2024                   St. Tammany        LA   NWS Storm Survey

            High resolution satellite analysis, ground
            survey, and radar imagery aided in
            confirming the existence of an EF1 tornado
            with max wind speeds of 90mph that tracked
            for 11.2 miles starting just south of
            Interstate 12/10 before crossing the
            Interstate near Military Road and impacting
            the neighborhoods along Crawford Landing
            Road. A localized area of tree damage that
            aligned along eastbound Exit 83 where
            branches and trunks were broken or bent east
            distinctly separates this damage from the
            damage path to the north and east. This
            tornado damage is being used as the starting
            point for the tornado as it aligns with the
            remainder of the damage path further east.
            As the tornado tracked east, widespread tree
            damage was reported across Country Club Blvd
            with numerous uproots, a few snaps, and many
            hardwood branches broken. Damage was
            relatively more sporadic as the tornado
            crossed near the Interstate interchange
            until damage became more apparent along Lake
            Village Blvd and into Crawford Landing Road.
            Thereafter, the tornado damage path across
            the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area
            became increasingly more apparent as the
            tornado appeared to intensify on high
            resolution satellite imagery. The tornado
            damage path was its widest and most intense
            just west of Perch Lake where the peak width
            was measured to be near 250 yards. This
            coincided with the tornado to the south
            occluding and dissipating which appeared to
            have given it a boost. After this point, the
            tornado damage path began to narrow and
            weaken as the tornado occluded into the
            tornado to its north. Mostly EF0 damage
            points were associated with this damage path
            as the tornado dissipated entering the
            property of Stennis Space Center.


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