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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
728 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW EBENEZER 31.03N 94.17W
12/24/2009 JASPER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORT TREE ACROSS ROAD INTERSENCTION
OF HWY 63 AND 255.
0310 AM TSTM WND DMG BROOKELAND 31.13N 93.99W
12/24/2009 JASPER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREE ACROSS ROAD ON HWY 96N
NEAR BROOKELAND. JASPER NEWTON POWER COOP REPORTS
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ACROSS COUNTY.
0600 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 E SABINE PASS 29.73N 93.87W
12/24/2009 M44.00 MPH GMZ430 LA C-MAN STATION
NOS TIDE GAUGE AT SABINE PASS RECORDED A WIND GUST TO 38
KNOTS OR 44 MPH.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG HACKBERRY 29.97N 93.43W
12/24/2009 CAMERON LA EMERGENCY MNGR
VACANT HOUSE AND WORKSHOP BLOWN DOWN.
0706 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 SW CAMERON 29.76N 93.34W
12/24/2009 M43.00 MPH GMZ450 LA C-MAN STATION
0712 AM FUNNEL CLOUD PINE PRAIRIE 30.78N 92.42W
12/24/2009 EVANGELINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR HWY 167 AND
PINE PRARIE
0718 AM TSTM WND DMG NW GRAND CHENIER 29.77N 92.98W
12/24/2009 CAMERON LA PUBLIC
0725 AM TORNADO 9 NE VILLE PLATTE 30.77N 92.15W
12/24/2009 F2 ST. LANDRY LA NWS STORM SURVEY
A STRONG TORNADO FORMED NEAR I-49 AND MOVED NE INTO
WHITEVILLE. SMALL CHURCH ON CINDER BLOCKS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED IN WHITEVILLE. SEVERAL TOMBSTONES DAMAGED. TWO
TRACTOR TRAILERS DAMAGED. ONE HAD A TREE LAND ON IT WITH
THE OTHER BLOWN BY THE TORNADO INTO A JACK-KNIFE POSITION
AND PUSHED INTO THE OTHER TRUCK. ONE RICE SILO FLIPPED 50
YDS INTO BAYOU. AT LEAST 2 MOBILE HOMES HAD ROOF DAMAGE.
PATH LENGTH 6 MI WITH PATH WIDTH 50 YDS. ON GROUND ABOUT
7 MIN.
0727 AM TORNADO 2 NW CROWLEY 30.24N 92.40W
12/24/2009 F2 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 4 INJ *** TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR I-10 AND HWY 1121
AND MOVED NNE ON WEST SIDE OF HWY 13 DAMAGING TREES AND
FENCE ALONG HENSGEN ROAD. TORNADO CROSSED HWY 13 JUST
SOUTH OF ATWOOD ACRES SUBDIVISION AND MOVED ACROSS
EASTERN HALF OF SUBDIVISION DAMAGING AT LEAST 20 HOMES.
WORST DAMAGE WAS A ONE STORY BRICK HOME THAT COMPLETELY
LOST ROOF. 4 FAMILY MEMBERS ESCAPED WITH CUTS AND
BRUISES. TORNADO ENDED NEAR HWY 98 AND CASANOVA RD. PATH
LENGTH OF 7 MI AND MAX WIDTH OF 100 YDS. ON GROUND FOR
APPX 9 MINUTES.
0730 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 10 S ROCKEFELLER WILDLI 29.53N 92.76W
12/24/2009 E50.00 MPH GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN EAST CAMERON BLOCK 23.
0732 AM TORNADO 7 SSW EVERGREEN 30.86N 92.15W
12/24/2009 F0 AVOYELLES LA NWS STORM SURVEY
THE WHITEVILLE TORNADO CONTINUED INTO AVOYELLES PARISH
WITH MAINLY TREES BLOWN DOWN BEFORE ENDING NEAR HWY 1178.
PATH LENGTH 3 MI. PATH WIDTH 25 YD. ON GROUND 4 MIN.
0737 AM TORNADO 5 SE BUNKIE 30.91N 92.12W
12/24/2009 F0 AVOYELLES LA NWS STORM SURVEY
THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE WHITEVILLE TORNADO
SPAWNED AN EF0 TORNADO THAT BEGAN ABOUT 3 MILES SSW OF
EVERGREEN ALONG HIGHWAY 1178 AND MOVED NORTHEAST ENDING
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE KARO
COMMUNITY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR DAMAGED
ALONG THE PATH WITH LITTLE OTHER DAMAGE NOTED IN THIS
SPARSELY POPULATED AREA. PATH LENGTH OF 5 MILES AND PATH
WIDTH OF 25 YARDS.
0740 AM TORNADO 4 W BRANCH 30.35N 92.33W
12/24/2009 F0 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN ATWOOD ACRES LIFTED IN THE
AIR...AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ALONG HWY 365/1109 INT. A
SMALL OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED...AND SEVERAL TREES WERE
BLOWN DOWN. PATH LENGTH 3 MI. MAX WIDTH 25 YDS. ON GROUND
2 MIN.
0745 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W IOTA 30.33N 92.51W
12/24/2009 ACADIA LA NWS EMPLOYEE
RELATIVES OF NWS EMPLOYEE SAW FUNNEL CLOUD PASS OVERHEAD.
0746 AM TORNADO RICHARD 30.42N 92.31W
12/24/2009 F1 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
ATWOOD ACRES TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD TIME...ALONG
HWY 367/1106 INT...AND MOVED NORTH THROUGH PART OF
RICHARD...DAMAGING CHURCH ON HWY 370...AND HOME ACROSS
THE STREET. MANY TREES AND A COUPLE OF POWER POLES
DOWNED. PATH LENGTH 5 MI. MAX WIDTH 25 YDS. ON GROUND 6
MIN.
0750 AM TORNADO 3 NNW IOTA 30.37N 92.50W
12/24/2009 F1 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SW OF TULIP ROAD AND MOVED NE ENDING
NEAR CINNAMON ROAD AND HWY 3067. TWO MOBILE HOME ROOFS
WERE DAMAGED AND A BARN AND SHED WERE DESTROYED. SEVERAL
TREES ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. PATH LENGTH 2 MI MAX WIDTH 25
YDS. ON GROUND FOR 3 MIN.
0753 AM TORNADO 4 N RICHARD 30.47N 92.31W
12/24/2009 F0 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF0 TORNADO BEGAN ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE PRUDHOMME
COMMUNITY AND MOVED NNE INTO ST LANDRY PARISH BEFORE
ENDING JUST NORTH OF HWY 190 ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF SAVOY.
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HWY
358 AND WAYNE RD. ONE BARN WAS DAMAGED ON WAYNE RD AND
DEBRIS FROM THE BARN WAS CARRIED ACROSS HWY 190. A
RESIDENT ON WAYNE RD WATCHED THE TORNADO CROSS HIS
CRAWFISH POND ACROSS THE STREET. PATH LENGTH OF 3 MILES
AND PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS.
0757 AM TORNADO 4 SSW GUEYDAN 29.98N 92.53W
12/24/2009 F2 VERMILION LA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO BEGAN ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUEYDAN THEN
MOVED NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH OF GUEYDAN WHERE THE MOST
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH
GUEYDAN AND EXITED THE TOWN NORTH OF THE WATER TOWER WITH
THE LAST DAMAGE NOTED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUEYDAN.
IN ALL ABOUT 50 STRUCTURES RECEIVED DAMAGE WITH 2
COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND 7 WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE.
PATH LENGTH OF 6 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH FROM 40 TO 70
YARDS WIDE. INFO UPDATED FROM ADDITIONAL STORM SURVEYS.
0758 AM TORNADO 4 S CHATAIGNIER 30.52N 92.31W
12/24/2009 F0 ST. LANDRY LA NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE OLD RACETRACK 1 MILE
NORTHEAST OF SAVOY AND MOVED NORTHWARD CROSSING INTO
SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE PARISH BEFORE DISSIPATING 2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHATAIGNIER. AN OUTBUILDING WAS DAMAGED
SOUTH OF LINZAY ROAD WITH DEBRIS CARRIED ACROSS FIELDS TO
THE NORTHEAST. SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR UPROOTED
NORTH OF LINZAY ROAD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95. WITNESSES IN
THE AREA OBSERVED THE TORNADO. PATH LENGTH OF 2 MILES AND
PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS.
0805 AM TORNADO 4 NNE GUEYDAN 30.08N 92.48W
12/24/2009 F1 ACADIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
A SECOND TORNADO FORMED FROM THE SAME SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORM THAT PRODUCED THE GUEYDAN TORNADO. THIS LOW
END EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1.5 MILES EAST OF RICEVILLE
ALONG BAYOU QUEUE DE TORTUE AND MOVED NORTHEAST BEFORE
ENDING SOUTH OF HWY 92 ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF MORSE. ONE
HOUSE HAD MINOR DAMAGE ON KITE RD WITH TWO HOMES AND A
FARM RECEIVING MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE ALONG HWY 1115
BETWEEN LEBLANC ST AND BUTTERFLY RD. PATH LENGTH OF 3
MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 75 YARDS.
0810 AM TSTM WND GST 2 S JENNINGS 30.20N 92.66W
12/24/2009 M56.00 MPH JEFFERSON DAVIS LA CO-OP OBSERVER
JENNINGS CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 56 MPH WIND GUST WITH
THE SQUALL LINE.
0845 AM TSTM WND DMG CHURCH POINT 30.40N 92.21W
12/24/2009 ACADIA LA BROADCAST MEDIA
KATC-TV AND LAFAYETTE DAILY ADVERTISER REPORTED A LARGE
TREE FELL ONTO THE FOOD PANTRY LOCATED ON HARMON STREET
AND DESTROYED MUCH OF THE BUILDING.
0850 AM TSTM WND DMG SCOTT 30.24N 92.09W
12/24/2009 LAFAYETTE LA NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL *** PRELIM REPORT FROM NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS
STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUST...ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50
MPH...SNAPPED A TREE. PART OF THE TREE FELL ON A TRAILER
AND ON A PERSON SLEEPING IN THE TRAILER.
0900 AM FLOOD 5 W WASHINGTON 30.62N 92.14W
12/24/2009 ST. LANDRY LA PUBLIC
RELATIVE OF NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIGHWAY 10 WAS FLOODED
IN THE PLAISANCE COMMUNITY. NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED ROADWAY
WAS STILL PARTIALLY FLOODED NEARLY 12 HOURS LATER.
0915 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 37 SSW BURNS POINT 29.12N 91.87W
12/24/2009 M49.00 MPH GMZ455 LA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
REPORTED BY SAWRS AT SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 268.
1015 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 15 S BURNS POINT 29.36N 91.50W
12/24/2009 E50.00 MPH GMZ455 LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN EUGENE ISLAND BLOCK 18.
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SHAMBURGER
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