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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
755 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2022


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/30/22 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 2...

.HICKS TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    104 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.1254 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   85.0 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             03/30/2022
START TIME:             12:37 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         5 S SIMPSON / VERNON PARISH / LA
START LAT/LON:          31.1854 / -93.0299

END DATE:               03/30/2022
END TIME:               12:41 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           4 SSE SIMPSON / VERNON PARISH / LA
END LAT/LON:            31.193 / -92.9959

SURVEY SUMMARY:
TORNADO STARTED NEAR A JAMES ROAD THEN CROSSED HIGHWAY 121 AND
DAMAGE PROPERTY ON DRAKE ROAD WITH SEVERAL PINES TREES DAMAGED
AND A METAL BUILDING HAD ITS ROOF TORN OFF AND THROWN FOR SEVERAL
YARDS. ON THE NEXT PRIVATE ROAD OVER, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO
THE ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME. THE LAST VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NEAR ALLEN
GORDY ROAD WITH TREE DAMAGE. 


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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.

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