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Tornado (EF3)Acadia, Louisiana

May 17, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
9
Property damage
$500K
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Acadia

Event narrative (NOAA)

An EF-3 tornado was documented in parts of Acadia and St. Landry Parishes. It began near Gobert Rd and Pitreville Hwy, and crossed Grand Marais Rd, Prudence Hwy, St. Margaret Rd, Lawtell Hwy, and N Beaugh St. One home was picked up off its pilings and thrown 50 yards to its south, destroying the home. Three people were inside. One person was killed, and the other two people are hospitalized with significant injuries. Nearby, 4 mobile homes were destroyed. Two were flipped in the air and seperated from the frame, another one rolled over on top of an SUV, and the fourth was|pulled off its blocks and had significant structural damage. Two grain dryers were destroyed at a farm, and an 18 wheeler used to transport crops was picked up and flipped onto the road. The tornado ended on the city lim

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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