Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1037 AM CDT Sat Apr 17 2021
...NWS Damage Survey for 04/10/21 Tornado Event - Update 2...
.Update...Updated to add Lebeau tornado
.Lebeau Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 187.0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/10/2021
Start Time: 01:26 AM CDT
Start Location: 6 S Big Cane / St. Landry Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon: 30.7272 / -92.032
End Date: 04/10/2021
End Time: 01:35 AM CDT
End Location: 4 WNW Palmetto / St. Landry Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 30.7486 / -91.9759
Survey Summary:
A team doing research with NSSL found damage with this tornado.
Most of the damage was tree damage west of HWY 71 and crossing
HWY 71. It did destroy a barn before the damage path was lost
near HWY 361.
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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>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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