000 NWUS54 KLIX 240032 LSRLIX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 732 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0307 PM TORNADO 2 NW CHALMETTE 29.96N 89.99W 05/23/2012 F0 ST. BERNARD LA NWS STORM SURVEY SURVEY CONFIRMED A SHORT AND NARROW PATH ABOUT 0.25 MILES LONG AND 100 FEET WIDE. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF A FUNNEL SIGHTED BEFORE STRIKING RESIDENCES. DAMAGE PATH STARTED NEAR CORNER OF PUMA AND CHINCHILLA STREETS...MOVED NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE CORNER OF BEAR STREET AND COUGAR DRIVE. APPROXIMATELY TEN HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. MOST EXTENSIVE WAS CARPORT DESTROYED AND CAUSING SHINGLE AND ROOF CAP DAMAGE. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. 0530 PM TSTM WND GST ST. FRANCISVILLE 30.78N 91.38W 05/23/2012 M59.00 MPH WEST FELICIANA LA EMERGENCY MNGR FEW TREES UPROOTED...FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED BRIEFLY BY DEPUTIES...1.75 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED AT THE EOC. && $$ 24/RR