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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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