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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
348 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for April 10th Tornado Event Update 1...

Additional survey information will be added to this statement
as it becomes available.


..Slidell, LA Tornado South...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.34 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               Multiple/Unknown

Start Date:             04/10/2024
Start Time:             10:03 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 N Eden Isle / St. Tammany Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.2539 / -89.7966

End Date:               04/10/2024
End Time:               10:12 AM CDT
End Location:           4 NW Pearlington / St. Tammany Parish / MS
End Lat/Lon:            30.3013 / -89.6507

Survey Summary:
A 9.3 mile long, 120 MPH, EF2 tornado touched down 1 mile north
of Eden Isle and tracked east-northeast causing mainly tree
damage through the first half mile or so. It then approached
Pontchartrain Drive and caused damage to a few businesses. This
damage included a business with all windows blown out, minor roof
damage to metal buildings, and snapped power poles. It then
continued on through a neighborhood causing mainly tree damage
and minor roof damage to homes. It crossed onto Old Spanish Trail
where the worst of the damage occurred. A metal business building
had failure of roof purlins and metal beams bent. Across the
street from this metal business building, two apartment buildings
suffered moderate roof damage. The tornado then continued on
causing mostly tree damage and minor roof damage to apartments in
the Fremaux area. It crossed I-10 and continued to cause
additional tree damage before it moved through a few
neighborhoods just north and south of US-190, causing damage to a
few homes roofs. The damage to these roofs was caused by the
failure connection between the walls and the roof. Finally it
tracked through the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area before
snapping a billboard off of Interstate 10 near the Louisiana-
Mississippi border.

This track may be continued east after satellite analysis.

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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.

LN/HL


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