Natchitoches Parish Tornado Event For February 21, 2013

NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA TORNADO EVENT on February 21, 2013 
(Feb. 21, 2013 - 3:17 p.m. radar image) - EF-1 tornado strike in Kistachie National Forest in southern Natchitoches Parish, La. at 3:07 p.m. CST according to the NWS. Here's a radar image shortly afterwards that tornado strike.


Feb. 21, 2013 - Doppler Radar  A supercell thunderstorm moves E,SE across southern Natchitoches Parish, La. shown in this NWS Doppler radar image at 3:17 p.m. CST on Feb. 21, 2013.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
8:13 AM CST WED. FEB 27,2013
NWS DAMAGE SURVEY COMPLETED FOR A TORNADO EVENT WHICH OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH ON 02/21/2013:

TORNADO: PROVENCAL LA 20 SE...
RATING:                 EF-1ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    88 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  60 YARDS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   30 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0
START DATE:             02/21/2013
START TIME:             3:07 PM CST
START LOCATION:         20 MILES SE OF PROVENCAL/NATCHITOCHES/LA
START LAT/LON:          31.3844/-93.0365
END DATE:               02/21/2013
END TIME:               3:07 PM CST
END LOCATION:           20 MILES SE OF PROVENCAL/NATCHITOCHES/LA
END_LAT/LON:            31.3849/-93.0364
A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST IN
SOUTHERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH ON KISATCHIE-MORA RD. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A LARGE PINE TREE BEING SNAPPED AND FEW BROKEN
BRANCHES.
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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