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CONFIRMED - Tornado in St. Amant/Prairieville/Lake Martin area

Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:00 pm
Posted by poops_at_parties
Member since Jan 2016
1545 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:00 pm
Friend just texted this. Any truth to this?

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4 NNE Gonzales [Ascension Co, LA] NWS STORM SURVEY reports TORNADO of EF1 at 5 Dec, 11:47 AM CST -- NWS STORM SURVEY FINDS EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90 MPH...WIDTH UP TO 30 YARDS WIDE...TRACK WAS 3.5 MILES LONG FROM GEORGE ROUYEA RD TO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 431 AND 931. THE TORNADO CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE WITH SCATTERED TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG WITH POWERLINE AND POWER POLE DAMAGE. ALSO MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO FALLING TREES.
This post was edited on 12/6/16 at 5:06 pm
Posted by Maniac979
The Great State of Texas
Member since Jan 2012
1904 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:01 pm to
Don't know.
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
55053 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:01 pm to
Hope not.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
85146 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:03 pm to
Doesn't seem to be true. No tornado watch/warnings from New Orleans NWS. Nothing particular on radar.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52164 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:03 pm to
I haven't seen any warning or watches issued
Posted by Capt ST
Hotel California
Member since Aug 2011
12885 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:06 pm to
Noon sirens just went off at a plant perhaps? Hell we aren't even under lightning alert.
Posted by Scoop
RIP Scoop
Member since Sep 2005
44583 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:07 pm to
Stuff looks weak on the radar.

I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

Any truth to this?


I'm getting conflicting reports from the OT.
Posted by Skin
Member since Jun 2007
6370 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:08 pm to
quote:

Friend just texted this. Any truth to this?



How about you put a question mark on thread title before freaking people out.
Posted by Skeeter 79
Prairieville, LA
Member since Nov 2007
2225 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:15 pm to
I live in that area...can confirm damage from a twister...just got a call about it
Posted by yoga girl
Member since Dec 2015
3673 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:25 pm to
Hope everyone is safe.
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
Member since Nov 2012
20301 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:38 pm to
Wife (no pics) said there is a tree down on 621. Don't know if related
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66402 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:47 pm to
Steve Caparotta ?@SteveWAFB 37s38 seconds ago
Some reports of wind damage...nothing on a tornado that I know of.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164354 posts
Posted on 12/5/16 at 1:21 pm to
It was probably a microburst, noobs.
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