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April 18-19, 2009
Flooding & Severe Weather |
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Krotz
Springs Tornado |
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DATE:
04/18/2009 |
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TIME: 9:10 PM |
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PARISH: St. Landry |
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RATING:
EF0 |
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PATH LENGTH: 4 miles |
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PATH WIDTH: 100 yards |
| DAMAGE:
NWS SURVEY INDICATED THE EF-0 TORNADO STARTED ALONG HWY 190, ABOUT ONE
MILE WEST OF KROTZ SPRINGS. MOVEMENT TO THE NORTH. TREES DOWN NEAR THE
CORNER OF KIM DRIVE AND RAINBOW LANE. A BARN AND WORKSHOP DAMAGE JUST
NORTH OF KIM DRIVE ON LA-105. SEVERAL MORE TREES BLOWN OVER ALONG HWY
105 GOING NORTH. FINAL DAMAGE NOTED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF KROTZ SPRINGS
WHERE A PORTION OF A WORKSHOP ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF. TRACK LENGTH ESTIMATED
AT FOUR MILES WITH THE WIDTH ABOUT 100 YDS. |
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