Tuesday, April 27, 2021

LIVE: SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN BROADCAST—SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

 

Saturday, April 10, 2021

NO 'OFFICIAL' TORNADOES WERE REPORTED FROM 7AM CDT APRIL 9, 2021 THROUGH 7AM APRIL 10, 2021

******NO OFFICIAL TORNADO REPORTS******

*****THERE ARE TWO UNOFFICIAL REPORTS****** 




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NOUS44 KLCH 102128  
PNSLCH  
LAZ033-110930-  
 
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: