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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
457 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/10/2024 Tornado Event...

.Cameron Parish Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.08 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/10/2024
Start Time:             06:31 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 SE Grand Lake / Cameron Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.0166 / -93.2505

End Date:               04/10/2024
End Time:               06:35 AM CDT
End Location:           4 ENE Grand Lake / Cameron Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.0447 / -93.2105

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down to the south of LA-384 near Honore Lane,
damaging trees as it headed northeast toward the Intracoastal
waterway.  The tornado continued through generally marshy and
uninhabited areas until nearing Gulf Highway to the south of
b1BANK, causing additional tree damage and tearing off a metal
awning from a storage building and tossing it approximately
300 feet into a neighboring yard. The tornado then crossed Gulf
Highway, leaning wooden utility poles toward the east, and
dissipating in a field to the southeast of the bank.

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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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13/27