Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
528 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/09/24 Tornado Event...

..Western Sabine Parish Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.65 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   440 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/09/2024
Start Time:             08:56 PM CDT
Start Location:         9 NNW Toledo Bend Dam / Sabine Parish / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          31.305 / -93.6019

End Date:               04/09/2024
End Time:               09:04 PM CDT
End Location:           9 W Hornbeck / Sabine Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            31.335 / -93.5539

Survey Summary:

An NWS Storm Survey found that a high precipitation supercell
thunderstorm crossing over the Toledo Bend Reservoir on the evening
of April 9th produced a weak EF-0 tornado, beginning in the vicinity
of Kites Landing on the western shore of the far southwestern
portion of Sabine Parish. The tornado tracked northeast for a little
shy of 4 miles, just along or north of Ferguson Road and ending near
the intersection of Highway 191 and Prospect Road. Fortunately, the
tornado mainly did just tree damage in the form of many hardwood
and softwood uproots and breaking of large branches. Many other trees
were downed or lost limbs near and to the south of the surveyed
tornado due to straight line winds as the south flank of the
aforementioned supercell thunderstorm evolved into more of a bowing
line segment. These straight line winds also damaged a few structures,
mostly due to falling tree debris, in the Pirates Cove area, along
the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway, and along Rattan Road.
Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were associated with both
the tornado and the straight line winds and structural damage was
relatively minimal.

A special thanks goes out to our Emergency Management partners in
Sabine Parish for their assistance with locating the damage.

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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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