Beryl’s Impact: Ark-La-Tex Faces Tornado Outbreak and Devastation

Fatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:12:41 PM CDTStart Location:1 SE Appleby / Nacogdoches County / TXStart Lat/Lon:31.7105 / –94.5975End Date:07/08/2024End Time:12:49 PM CDTEnd Location:6 WNW Appleby / Nacogdoches County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:31.7588 / –94.7038Survey Summary:This tornado formed within one of the outer rainbands of TropicalStorm Beryl. As with any tornado that forms during tropicalsystems, it spun up very quicklyand started producing damagearound1.5 miles to the southeast of Appleby Texas on County Road260. First signs of damage were that of large tree branches thatwere down. A path of minor tree damage continued as the tornadotracked to the northwest across the intersection of Appleby SandRoadand Cedar Bluff Road. As the tornado crossed Burt Drivebetween Village Driveand FM941 the tree damage indicated thetornado had strengthened to an EF-1 as it began uprootingandsnapping the trucks of both hardwoodand softwood trees. As thetornado crossed US Highway59 N just to the southwest of Applebyit might have lifted shortly as damage was more inconsistentorlacking inthis area. Especially along FM2864 where weanticipated we would see some trees down. Damage then picked upagain on County Road112 just west of FM2864 where more treeswere snappedand uprooted. The tornado then crossed County Road116 where it caused significant damage to very large trees. Fromhere the tornado tracked across the corner of County Road117 andCounty Road118 where it tore the roof off of a single familyhome along with some damage to surrounding houses. Thankfully noone was injured atthis location despite a few of the home ownersbeing home as the tornado moved through. The tornado then went onand produced additional tree damage along County Road122 W justeast of Highway259. Additional tree damage was found as thetornado crossed near County Road915 and Highway204 before thetornado lifted around County Road814...Tornado #3: South of Henderson, Rusk County TX…Rating: EF0Estimated Peak Wind:85 mphPath Length /statute/:3.73 milesPath Width /maximum/:915 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:06 PM CDTStart Location:8 SSE Henderson / Rusk County / TXStart Lat/Lon:32.0483 / –94.7371

End Date:07/08/2024End Time:01:13 PM CDTEnd Location:5 S Henderson / Rusk County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:32.0761 / –94.7917Survey Summary:A brief EF-0 tornado with max winds of85 mph first touched downand started producing damage along S Highway259 around9.5 milesnorth of Mount Enterprise in east Texas. The tornado was on thegroundfor around3.5 miles as it tracked from S Highway259 to WCounty Road377 before lifting shortly thereafter. Damage withthis brief tornado was confined to both hardwoodand softwoodtrees with a few uproots along the path...Tornado #4: Converse/Stanley/Sabineand Desoto Parishes, LA…Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind:125 mphPath Length /statute/:16.83 milesPath Width /maximum/:1425 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:15 PM CDTStart Location:1 W Converse / Sabine Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:31.7808 / –93.714End Date:07/08/2024End Time:01:38 PM CDTEnd Location:4 ENE Stanley / De Soto Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:31.9939 / –93.8337Survey Summary:A supercell within Tropical Storm Beryl spawnedthis tornado,which began along Hwy174 west of Converse. The tornado movedgenerally in a northwesterly directionand snapped numeroushardwoodand softwood trees along Old Camp Road in northernSabine Parish. The tornado intensified as it crossed intosouthern De Soto Parishand continued to snap large trees as itcrossed Barnes Road. The tornado was intensifying as it causedextensive tree damage was noted betweenand along Barnes Road,Nubin Ridge Road,and Lulu Lane. Broken wooden power poles werealso observed along Lula Lane.A church at the intersection of Hwy539 and Hwy481 suffered significant damage. The primary churchbuilding was a Metal Building Systemand had some metal wallpanels blown inand portions of the metal roof removed. Theoriginal church structure, which dated to the1900s was heavilydamaged. The roofand exterior walls of the southern half of thebuilding collapsed. The steeple fromthis building was found in afield0.3 miles to the north-northwest. AnotherMetal Building System housing a gymnasiumand basketball courtwas severely damaged. The steel I-beams of the structure waspulled free from their anchors,and thrown into the back of theoriginal church building. Most of the anchoring bolts were stillin the ground. The damage to the original church buildingand the gymnasium was rated as EF2 was estimated wind speeds of125 mph.Extensive tree damage was also noted inthis vicinity. A single-wide manufactured home just northwest of the church sufferedminor roof damage.The tornado continued northwest damaging morehardwoodand softwood trees as it cross Hamilton Road, HarrisBluff Road,and Jesse Wyatt Road. The tornado caused more damagealong Roger Field Roadand generally paralleled Hunter Road beforecrossing Hwy84. More broken tree limbs were observed as thetornado generally moved north along Blunt Mill Road. It finallylifted just north of the intersection Cedar Hill Roadand BluntMill Road.Many thanks go to the De Sotoand Sabine Parish Offices of HomelandSecurityand Emergency Preparednessfor their assistance locating damage...Tornado #5: Timpson/Shelby County, TX…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:110 mphPath Length /statute/:2.57 milesPath Width /maximum/:495 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:15 PM CDTStart Location: Timpson / Shelby County / TXStart Lat/Lon:31.9062 / –94.3975End Date:07/08/2024End Time:01:18 PM CDTEnd Location:2 NW Timpson / Shelby County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:31.9302 / –94.4308Survey Summary:TS Beryl spawnedthis EF1 tornado with peak winds estimated at110 mph. The tornado began in Timpson, TX. A business in Timpsonlost nearly half of its roof. A recreational vehicle was alsodestroyed. Numerous hardwoodand softwood trees were snapped intown. The tornado moved northwest out of town remaining justnorth of Hwy84 snapping several trees before lifting just aftercrossing Farm-to-Market Road1970 just north of CR4843...Tornado #6: Pleasant Hill/East of Mansfield/Sabineand DesotoParishes, LA…Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind:127 mphPath Length /statute/:25.49 milesPath Width /maximum/:1677 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:33 PM CDTStart Location:5 S Pleasant Hill / Sabine Parish / LA

Start Lat/Lon:31.742 / –93.5094End Date:07/08/2024End Time:02:18 PM CDTEnd Location:6 NE Mansfield / De Soto Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.0888 / –93.624Survey Summary:A supercell produced by Tropical Storm Beryl spawned a tornadothat began along Hwy175 just north of the Belmont community. Thetornado produced sporadic tree damage as it traveled north-northwest near Spring Ridgeand as it crossed Moffett Lane. Thetornado widen considerably as it passed directly through PleasantHill, where the vast majority of damage consisted of snappedhardwoodand softwood trees. Although, one structure sustainedsome loss of metal roof panels. The tornado continued northproducing more tree damage along Antioch Church Roadand crossedHwy175 in Southern De Soto Parish extensive tree damage alongParish Road419 and Cross Road. At a refinery on Cross Road, twosingle-wide manufactured homes being used as offices wereseverely damage. One was rolled onto its side. The other wascompletely flipped with the wallsand flooring separating fromthe undercarriage. Most of contents remained near the site. Awide swath of trees were bowing to the north-northwest inthislocation.At the intersection of Hwy346 and Cross Road, extensivestructuraland tree damage was observed. Numerous hardwoodandsoftwood trees were snapped with the trunks falling on structuresand vehicles. Two houses sustained significant loss of roofing. Asingle-wide manufactured home sitting on cinder blocks wascompletely destroyed. The structure was pulled free from itsanchoring cables, which couldnot be found. Almost all of thedebris from the mobile home, including the steel undercarriage,was blown approx.45 yards across the highwayand wrapped aroundtrees.The tornado continued north of Hwy.346, snappingand/oruprooting several trees near Cross Road, Horton Roadand downvery rural Desoto Fire Tower Road. The storm passed near thecommunity of Nabortonand crossed Hwy84 before turning northwestand lifting near Carmel, Louisiana. This tornado was continuousfor just over25 miles in Sabineand Desoto Parishes in NorthwestLouisiana...Tornado #7: NW of Pleasant Hill/SE of Mansfield/Sabineand DesotoParishes, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:86 mphPath Length /statute/:3.67 milesPath Width /maximum/:100 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:39 PM CDTStart Location:6 NW Pleasant Hill / De Soto Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:31.8829 / –93.5856

End Date:07/08/2024End Time:01:46 PM CDTEnd Location:8 SE South Mansfield / De Soto Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:31.9224 / –93.6263Survey Summary:This EF-1 tornado first touched down near the community ofPelican, Louisiana, moving northwestand nearly paralleling Hwy513 before lifting just south southeast of the community ofOxford, Louisiana. Damage consisted of several uprootedand/orsnapped trees near the Pelican communityand large limbs furthernorth near Oxford...Tornado #8: Longstreetand Four Forks LA,and Bethany TX/Desotoand Caddo Parishes, LAand NE Panola/SE Harrison Counties, TX…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:110 mphPath Length /statute/:26.10 milesPath Width /maximum/:0 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:01:50 PM CDTStart Location:3 E Longstreet / De Soto Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.0926 / –93.889End Date:07/08/2024End Time:02:36 PM CDTEnd Location:6 SSW Waskom / Harrison County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:32.4004 / –94.1191Survey Summary:This very strong EF-1 tornado originally began east of Longstreetin western DeSoto Parishand continued along a north, northwesttrajectory, uprootingand snapping numerous treesand downingpowerlinesand snapping power poles along its track. The stormmoved towards the town of Keachi, damaging a few structures asit crossed the DeSoto Parish borderand moved into far southwestCaddo Parish. Tree damage was extensive in Caddo Parish,especially from near Four Forksand west of Spring Ridge butdamage was especially extensive in Bethany, Louisiana where thetornado appeared to be its strongest, very close to EF-2 rating.Several structures were damaged by downed trees in the Bethanyarea. The storm continued moving to the northwest, enteringextreme northeast Panola Countyand extreme southeast HarrisonCounty when the storm finally lifted near the Waskom-ElysianFields Road...Tornado #9: Centraland South Bossier Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:100 mphPath Length /statute/:16.74 milesPath Width /maximum/:1000 yards

Fatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:02:20 PM CDTStart Location:8 WNW Hall Summit / Bossier Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.2368 / –93.4359End Date:07/08/2024End Time:02:47 PM CDTEnd Location:5 SSW Haughton / Bossier Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.4638 / –93.5358Survey Summary:An EF1 tornado first touched down near the northern Red RiverParish/Bossier Parish borderor to the southeast of Ninock,Louisiana where damage consisted of several trees snappedand/oruprooted. Any structural damage was minor to moderateand mainlyconsisted of fallen treesand or limbs downed on structures. Thestorm path was persistent through the Loggy Bayou WildlifeManagement Areaand traveled northwest where the storm eventuallycrossed Hwy154 east of Elm Grove, Louisiana. Tornado damage wassporadic further northand west of Hwy154 but an intense burstof tree damage was observed on Robinson Road. The storm continuednorthand westand paralleled Hwy157 until the storm crossedHwy.527. Extensive damage was observed to some structures fromfallen trees along Sligo Road before the storm entered thesoutheast corner of Barksdale Air Force Base. The trackfor thispreliminary report will end just north of Sligo Road pending amore thorough storm survey at Barksdale Air Force Base todetermineif the storm remained tornadic on the base itself.Special thanks goes out to Bossier Parish Office of EmergencyManagementfor their assistance locating storm damage...Tornado #10: Centraland North Bossier Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:100 mphPath Length /statute/:26.40 milesPath Width /maximum/:1200 yardsFatalities:1Injuries:2Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:02:56 PM CDTStart Location:1 SW Eastwood / Bossier Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.5562 / –93.574End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:50 PM CDTEnd Location:2 W Plain Dealing / Bossier Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.9113 / –93.7402Survey Summary:This tornado may be a continuation of the tornado that first

touched down south of Barksdale Air Force Base pending anadditional survey of the base itself. Otherwise the tornado begannear Interstate20 and Hwy.79 west of Haughton where severaltrees were snappedand/or uprooted, damaging some structures alongwith power poles snappedand powerlines downed. Damage wasextensive on Wafer Roadand Cindy Lane. The storm continued ona northwest trajectory with extensive damage again to structuresfrom fallen trees on Bellevue Rdand surrounding roads. Thetornado continued northwest, causing extensive damage again nearEast Linton Road, Crouch Roadand Linton Bellevue Roads whereseveral structures received storm damage from fallen trees. Onefatality was reported on East Linton Road when a tree fell on amobile home, killing a30 year old womenand injuring her twochildren. The tornado nearly paralleled Crouch Road beforecrossing Hwy162 northand east of Cypress Bayou Reservoir.Moretreeand power lines damage was observed on Old Plain DealingRoad before the tornado lifted just north of Hwy2 west of PlainDealing...Tornado #11: East of Center/Shelby County, TX…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:110 mphPath Length /statute/:10.39 milesPath Width /maximum/:900 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:03:18 PM CDTStart Location:6 NNE Center / Shelby County / TXStart Lat/Lon:31.8811 / –94.1403End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:32 PM CDTEnd Location:8 ESE Center / Shelby County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:31.7517 / –94.0513Survey Summary:A supercell embedded within the outer rainbands of Tropical StormBeryl producedthis tornado, which first touched downand startedproducing damage on County Road2625 about1.5 miles to thesoutheast of Shelbyville in Shelby County Texas. The tornado thentracked to the northwest, crossing County Road2100 where itcaused significant damage to a number of hardwoodand softwoodtrees. The road network became spotty from here but we were ableto pick up the track again on FM417 E about a half a mile eastof Shelbyville where a large number of trees were snappedanduprooted. Unfortunately due to a lack of roads, the track wasnotpicked up again till it entered a neighborhood south of SardisTexas alongand south of FM414 on County Roads3051,3054,and3057. Aside from the widespread destruction of both hardwoodandsoftwood trees, a number of homes sustained damage to their roofsfrom both the110 mph winds produced by the tornadoand treesfalling on homes. Thankfully there were no reported injuries fromthis location. The tornado continued to track to the northwest

producing significant tree damage along County Road3505 andCounty Road3046 north of Sardis Texas. We believe the tornadocontinued to track to the northwest, however, due to a number ofprivate roadsand a largeprivate hunting area, we were unable toaccess many areas through the Bone Hill area although we couldsee damage through the treesand large fences so we stronglybelieve the tornado remained on the ground through these areas.Part of the reason we believe it remained on the ground is theamount of tree damage found southwest of James Texas along SH-7.In addition to the trees, a home also sustained roof damage fromthe tornado along with downed power lines. From here we were ableto maintain the track as the tornado continued to travel to thenorthwest along County Road3140 just northwest of James Texas.Tree damage continued along County Roads3140,3148,3156,and3129 before the tornado lifted near the Jericho Creek...Tornado #12: Western Toledo Bend/Southeast Shelby County, TX…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:110 mphPath Length /statute/:4.16 milesPath Width /maximum/:530 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:03:29 PM CDTStart Location:11 SW Noble / Shelby County / TXStart Lat/Lon:31.5918 / –93.8391End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:35 PM CDTEnd Location:8 SSE Huxley / Shelby County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:31.6512 / –93.8518Survey Summary:The outer rainbands of Tropical Storm Beryl produced another EF-1 tornado with max winds of110 mph on the western shoreline ofToledo Bend near the East Hamilton area. Damage was first locatedalong FM2261 and County Road2844 near where a boat rampandhome were located. Thankfully there was no damage to the homes inthis area but there were a significant amount of trees uprootedand snapped, which blocked the roads. We believe the tornadostarted over the lakeand move over land acrossthis area. Thetornado then tracked well east of County Road2799 through someprivate roads that we were unable to access. Thanks to the helpof a local oil/gas worker, we were able to obtain drone footagethat confirmed the tornado continued alongthis area with a clearcut path shown. We were able to accessand confirm more damagealong FS Road148 and FS Road135 where a small camp hadsignificant damage to some of their smaller buildingsand anumber of trees. The tornado then crossed FS Road141 near CountyRoad2014 where it brought down a number of large trees, blockingthe road along FS Road141. Once it crossedthis road the tornadolifted as the damage path was unable to be picked up downstream.

Special thanks to the Shelby County Emergency Management Officefor helpand guidance onthis survey...Tornado #13: Near Bienville/Bienville Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:104 mphPath Length /statute/:3.32 milesPath Width /maximum/:300 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:03:30 PM CDTStart Location:4 SW Bienville / Bienville Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.3227 / –93.0327End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:35 PM CDTEnd Location:4 W Bienville / Bienville Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.368 / –93.0511Survey Summary:This relatively short EF-1 tornado began along Piney Woods Road,west of Bienville. NWS survey team road access was limited as itpassed north through rural Bienville Parish. The team was able torate damage as it crossed Parish Road478 where the maximum windswere estimated at104 mph. A large radar tornadic debrissignature blossomed between Piney Woods roadand Parish Road478 and the survey team assumes the worst of the tree damage waslikely in areasnot accessible by the survey team. The survey hasan ending pointfor this tornado at Highway507, although it isconceivable the tornado continuedfor awhile farther north, butatthis timethis cannot be confirmed due to lack of road accessby the NWS survey team. Fortunately there were no injuries fromthe tornadoand all of the damage was confined to trees. Thepresence of a radar tornadic debris signature increased SurveyTeam confidence thatthis tornado continued through areas oflimited road access.Many thanks go to the Bienville Parish Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparednessfor their assistance locating damage...Tornado #14: Near Paxton/E of Woods/Northeast Shelbyand SoutheastPanola Counties, TX…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:100 mphPath Length /statute/:5.13 milesPath Width /maximum/:800 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:03:41 PM CDTStart Location:5 W Joaquin / Shelby County / TX

Start Lat/Lon:31.9631 / –94.1415End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:48 PM CDTEnd Location:6 NNE Tenaha / Panola County / TXEnd Lat/Lon:32.0261 / –94.1868Survey Summary:A supercell embedded within the outer rainbands of Tropical StormBeryl producedthis tornado, which first touched downandproduced damage along US Highway84 E around1.5 miles to theeast of Paxton Texas. Asthis tornado tracked to the northwest itsnappedand uprooted a number of trees along County Road439 andCounty Road430 about1.5 miles to the east of FM699. It thencrossed County Road430 again near County Road4353. We believethis is the point that the tornado begin to lift with someadditional minor damage found along County Road437 just east ofFM699 where we found some large branches down...Tornado #15: Near Plain Dealing/Northern Bossier Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:95 mphPath Length /statute/:2.68 milesPath Width /maximum/:600 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:03:46 PM CDTStart Location:4 SW Plain Dealing / Bossier Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.8703 / –93.7585End Date:07/08/2024End Time:03:52 PM CDTEnd Location:5 W Plain Dealing / Bossier Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.9036 / –93.7823Survey Summary:While the long track tornado dissipated just to the west of PlainDealing, the parent storm spawned another tornado southeast ofHwy.2 near Dutch John Road. The tornado then travelednorthwest, crossing Hwy.2 and 537 where it snapped numeroustrees before lifting just north of Hwy.537...Tornado #16: Near Converse/SE of Mansfield/Northern SabineandSouthern Desoto Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:95 mphPath Length /statute/:9.75 milesPath Width /maximum/:500 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024

Start Time:04:10 PM CDTStart Location:2 ENE Converse / Sabine Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:31.7864 / –93.6645End Date:07/08/2024End Time:04:26 PM CDTEnd Location:7 SSE South Mansfield / De Soto Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:31.9264 / –93.6638Survey Summary:A strong EF-1 tornado first touched down between Converseand OakGrove, Louisiana in far northern Sabine Parish. The storm movedalmost due north, snappingand uprooting numerous trees along itsnorthward path. The storm continued into southern Desoto Parish,crossing Hwy.512 and then north northwest towards Hudson DarbyRoad before lifting. Some structures were damaged by fallen treesand limbs alongthis storms path as well across northern Sabineand southern DeSoto Parishes as well as downing severalpowerlines..Tornado #17: West of Carmel/Central Desoto Parish, LA…Rating: EF0Estimated Peak Wind:75 mphPath Length /statute/:3.47 milesPath Width /maximum/:250 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:04:44 PM CDTStart Location:4 NE Mansfield / De Soto Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.0702 / –93.6522End Date:07/08/2024End Time:04:50 PM CDTEnd Location:6 NNE Mansfield / De Soto Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.1173 / –93.6697Survey Summary:This brief, EF-0 tornado first touched down to the west southwestof Carmel, Louisiana near Hwy509 where it downed large treelimbs. the storm continued northand then a northwestwardtrajectory before lifting near Sloan Road, southeast of HollyandKingston, Louisiana..Tornado #18: South Caddo Parish LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:95 mphPath Length /statute/:1.86 milesPath Width /maximum/:150 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024

Start Time:05:21 PM CDTStart Location:7 NE Stonewall / Caddo Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:32.3245 / –93.7169End Date:07/08/2024End Time:05:25 PM CDTEnd Location:7 NE Stonewall / Caddo Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.3413 / –93.7417Survey Summary:A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near95 mphtouched down on Wallace Lake near the Desoto/Caddo Parish line,and quickly moved northwest across a large wooded area locatedjust south of the western side of the Southern Trace subdivision.A tornadic debris signature was indicated on the NWS Shreveportdopplar radar just south of Cypress Gardens Road over the lake.Multiple trees were snappedand uprooted along the tornado‘spath, before affecting several homes alongand behind SaintFrancis Way in Southern Trace. The strongest tornado damage wasfound on aprivate property just south of Southern Trace, wheremultiple trees were snappedand uprooted,and the tops shearedoff. Minor shingle damage was noted to several homes along SaintFrancis Way, with several trees uprooted, fences blown down,andmultiple large limbs snapped. Two areas of convergent damage werefound adjacent to a home along Saint Francis Wayand just southof Southern Trace Parkway, with the tornado then moving throughanother heavily wooded area behind the homes before ripping themetal roof off of the guard station at the entrance of SouthernTrace. The tornado then lifted shortly after crossing WallaceLake Road before reaching I-49 just south of Southern Loop.Special thanks goes out to the Southern Trace Security team aswell as various homeownersfor access to their properties tosurveythis damage..Tornado #19: North of Campti/Northern Natchitoches Parish, LA…Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind:90 mphPath Length /statute/:5.76 milesPath Width /maximum/:100 yardsFatalities:0Injuries:0Start Date:07/08/2024Start Time:06:02 PM CDTStart Location:2 N Campti / Natchitoches Parish / LAStart Lat/Lon:31.924500000000002 / –93.1147End Date:07/08/2024End Time:06:11 PM CDTEnd Location:7 N Campti / Natchitoches Parish / LAEnd Lat/Lon:32.0068 / –93.1087Survey Summary:This relatively weak EF-1 tornado began just north of the

community of Campti, just west of Highway486. The tornadoadvanced north, advancing across Billy Stiles roadand Stilesroad, before crossing Highway486 and then moving over BlackLake. Road access to locations north of Black Lake was minimaland it was assumed it ended at Five Forks Road, the last point ofdamage found by the NWS Survey Team. Fortunately there were noinjuries from the tornadoand all of the damage was confined totrees. The presence of a radar tornadic debris signatureincreased Survey Team confidence thatthis tornado continuedthrough areas of limited road access.Many thanks go to the Natchitoches Parish Offices of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparednessfor their assistance locating damage.&&EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into thefollowing categories:EF0…..65 to85 mphEF1…..86 to110 mphEF2…..111 to135 mphEF3…..136 to165 mphEF4…..166 to200 mphEF5…..>200 mphNOTE:The information inthis statement is preliminaryand subject tochange pendingfinal review of the eventsand publication inNWS Storm Data.$$50/44/33/10/13/EM/09/15