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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
428 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2021
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/10/21 TORNADO EVENT
PALMETTO TORNADO
RATING: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 1
INJURIES: 7
START DATE: APR 10 2021
START TIME: 2:06 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 SW PALMETTO / ST. LANDRY / LA
START LAT/LON: 30.6660 / -91.9586
END DATE: APR 10 2021
END TIME: 2:18 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NE PALMETTO / ST. LANDRY / LA
END_LAT/LON: 30.7499 / -91.8492
SURVEY SUMMARY: A STRONG TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON BOLDEN ROAD,
DESTROYING SEVERAL HOMES. ONE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT WAS
TIED DOWN ROLLED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR OVER 320 YARDS. ONE MAN DIED
IN THIS HOME. A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME NEXT DOOR ROLLED FOR OVER
100 YARDS. TWO PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. A THIRD HOME ON
PILINGS SLID OVER 50 YARDS, WITH 5 PEOPLE INSIDE, WHO RECEIVED
CUTS AND BRUISES.
IN TOTAL, 15 HOMES WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO. IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
SNAPPED, AND SOME BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.
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.
ERICKSON
HERE'S THE OTHER UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF A TORNADO THAT DAY:
