Preliminary Ratings: Lacombe Tornado - EF1; NOLA/Arabi Tornado - EF3

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NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans
[Corrected Graphic] Here is the latest track map on the EF-3 Arabi Tornado on March 22nd. There still may be more refinements to this track as we analyze more data.
More details can be found in our public information statement here: NWS Chat
#LAwx #tornado

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NWS New Orleans @NWSNewOrleans
Here is a graphic showing the track and details on the Lacombe, LA tornado that occurred between 7:25pm and 7:33pm last night. Survey showed damage indicating an EF1 rating with max winds of 90mph, a max width of 100 yards, and a path length of 12.2 miles. #lawx

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NOUS44 KLIX 231549
PNSLIX
LAZ034>037-039-046>050-056>061-063>072-075>078-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-232000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1049 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2022


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 22, 2022 TORNADO EVENT ...

.LACOMBE TORNADO...

RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 12.2 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 03/22/2022
START TIME: 7:25 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3.8 MILES WNW LACOMBE/ST. TAMMANY LA
START LAT/LON: 30.337/-90008

END DATE: 03/22/2022
END TIME: 7:33 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 11.85 NNE LACOMBE/ST.TAMMANY LA
END LAT/LON: 30.4782/-89.8802

SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE ON HIGHWAY 190. DAMAGE BEGAN AT HOMES JUST NORTH OF 190,
INCLUDING MINOR ROOF DAMAGE, A SHED DESTROYED, AND DOZENS OF TREES
SNAPPED. TORNADO CONTINUED NE AND SIMILAR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG
AZALEA ST AND CANE BAYOU LN. A TREE WAS UPROOTED ON THE CORNER OF
LOUND DR AND BLACKWELL DR. TORNADO CROSSED I-12 AND CONTINUED NE
TO FISH HATCHERY RD. RADAR SHOWED A TDS IN RURAL AREAS BETWEEN 190
AND FISH HATCHERY RD. TORNADO TRACK CONTINUED NE AND BEGAN TO
TRACK ALONG HIGHWAY 1088 JUST SW OF HIGHWAY 36. IN THIS AREA,
DOZENS OF TREES WERE DOWNED AND SNAPPED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. BASED
ON RADAR TDS THE TORNADO CONTINUED ANOTHER 3 MILES NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 36,IN RURAL AREAS. THE GENERAL TYPE OF DAMAGE SEEN
THROUGHOUT THE PATH OF THE TORNADO RANGED FROM STRONG EF0 TO WEAK
EF1, WITH A MAX WIND RATING OF 90MPH.


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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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HL/ME

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LAZ034>037-039-046>050-056>061-063>072-075>078-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-232000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1057 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2022

...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CURRENTLY SURVEYING STORM DAMAGE NEAR ARABI
IN ST BERNARD PARISH LOUISIANA WITH AT LEAST EF-3 DAMAGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA IS
CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A STORM SURVEY FOR THE AREA NEAR ARABI IN ST
BERNARD PARISH LOUISIANA. THE SURVEY IS IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON 03/22/2022. CURRENT
DAMAGE REVIEWED SHOWS AT LEAST EF-3 DAMAGE OCCURED LAST EVENING.

A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING RESULTS OF THE ENTIRE SURVEY ARE
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THE STORM SURVEY INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LIX

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SCHOTT

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FOX 8 New Orleans @FOX8NOLA
Tornado seen in Chalmette>> Fox8NOLA

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WWL-TV @WWLTV
Devastation in Arabi, La.

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