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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1014 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/30/2024 Tornado Event...

..Tornado #1: Interstate 49 and Frierson...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.89 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/30/2024
Start Time:             07:51 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 ESE Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.1992 / -93.7057

End Date:               05/30/2024
End Time:               08:01 PM CDT
End Location:           7 E Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            32.2541 / -93.6911

Survey Summary:
This EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph, in association with
a quasi-linear convection system (surging thunderstorm squall
line), began just east of Highway 175, about one mile south of
Interstate 49. The highest rated damage actually was at the very
start of the tornado where a barn was almost completely destroyed
with many trees snapped and uprooted on that property. A well-
built residence did receive damage at this location, but this was
deemed to be mostly from portions of the barn and other trees
flying onto the structure. From here, the tornado crossed
Interstate 49, although tree damage here was not considerable.
The next road impacted on the north-northeast path of the tornado
was Farris Lane where a few mobile homes received minor damage
and quite a few trees were downed in random directions. The
tornado continued onward and the survey team assessed another
increase in strength as it passed just on the western side of
Frierson. Here, on a short road just south of Polk Avenue, the
tornado managed to throw a small metal building system (MBS)
after the column anchorages failed. This sort of damage has
potential to garner a rating greater than EF-1, but in this case
much tamer damage immediately surrounding the MBS inclined the
survey team to rate this damage point at just less than 100 mph.
Portions of the MBS actually flew into a different property along
Stonewall-Frierson Road and produced car and property damage
related to the impact. The tornado only continued a little
further from this point and the last signs of damage related to
this tornado were at a westward bend to Stonewall-Frierson Road
on the north side of the Frierson Community. Tree damage aligned
in different directions in many areas, and other signs of
convergence, confirmed rotation associated with a tornado.
Fortunately, there were no injuries.

It is also important to point out that the arcing and north-northeast
moving thunderstorm line segment produced lots of tree damage
surrounding this tornado. The difference in the surrounding tree
damage was that it was mainly oriented to the northeast and did not
show signs of convergence and rotation associated with the assessed
tornadic damage.

Many thanks to the DeSoto Parish EM community for assisting us with
the survey.

..Tornado #2: Gravel Point Road, De Soto Parish, LA...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    88 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/30/2024
Start Time:             07:58 PM CDT
Start Location:         8 E Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.2417 / -93.677

End Date:               05/30/2024
End Time:               07:59 PM CDT
End Location:           8 E Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            32.2484 / -93.6772

Survey Summary:
This brief and weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 88 mph, in
association with a quasi-linear convection system (surging
thunderstorm squall line), began along Gravel Point Road and
traveled through a small portion of DeSoto Parish under new
development. Damage was almost exclusively to trees and tree
damage aligned in different directions confirmed rotation
associated with a tornado. Fortunately, there were no
injuries.

Many thanks to the DeSoto Parish EM community for assisting us
with the survey.

..Tornado #3: Bradleigh Blvd, De Soto Paris, LA...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    88 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.26 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/30/2024
Start Time:             07:59 PM CDT
Start Location:         8 E Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.2483 / -93.6651

End Date:               05/30/2024
End Time:               08:00 PM CDT
End Location:           8 E Stonewall / De Soto Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            32.2521 / -93.6661

Survey Summary:
This brief and weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 88 mph, in
association with a quasi-linear convection system (surging
thunderstorm squall line), began along Bradleigh Blvd and
traveled through a small portion of DeSoto Parish under new
development. Damage was almost exclusively to trees and tree
damage aligned in different directions confirmed rotation
associated with a tornado. Fortunately, there were no
injuries.

Many thanks to the DeSoto Parish EM community for assisting us
with the survey.

&&

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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