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THE MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA - STORM ASSESSMENT
Robert B. Darby & Raymond J. Sondag *
Weather Forecast Office Lake Charles, Louisiana
DELCAMBRE TORNADO

| Date / Time |
Lead Time |
County |
Path Length |
Path Width |
F-Scale |
Closest Town |
| 444 AM CST |
15 Minutes |
Vermilion |
1 mile |
100 yards |
0 |
Delcambre |
WSR-88D Radar Images - Base Reflectivity and Storm Relative Velocity
Products:
0447 AM - KLCH - Four panel base reflectivity
product 0447 AM - KLCH - Four panel storm relative velocity product
Tornado Damage:
The Delcambre tornado was spawned from the same tornadic thunderstorm that
produced the Perry tornado. Touching down north of Delcambre on the west side
of Lake Peigneur, a couple of mobile homes were damaged. Several trees and
power lines were also snapped.
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