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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1008 AM CST Thu Mar 6 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for March 4, 2025 Tornado Event...


..Tornado 1 - ENE of Donaldsonville, LA...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/04/2025
Start Time:             04:52 PM CST
Start Location:         3 ENE Donaldsonville / Ascension Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.1153 / -90.9539

End Date:               03/04/2025
End Time:               04:53 PM CST
End Location:           2 ENE Donaldsonville / Ascension Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.1128 / -90.9579

Survey Summary:
A brief EF1 tornado with max wind speeds of 90 MPH touched down
just north of the MS river east of Darrow, LA. It damaged four
well built, newer, homes. Approximately 20% of each roof was
damaged, removed or peeled back. Front porch pillars were moved
or ripped away, fences damaged and one garage door blown in.
Splatter on the east-northeast sides of the homes was noted as
well as multiple pieces of wood embedded into the ground. It`s
possible this tornado started on the west bank of the river but
not enough damage was found to extend it.

..Tornado 2 - Gramercy, LA...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/04/2025
Start Time:             05:17 PM CST
Start Location:         1 NNW Gramercy / St. James Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          30.0671 / -90.6986

End Date:               03/04/2025
End Time:               05:18 PM CST
End Location:           Gramercy / St. James Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            30.0636 / -90.7013

Survey Summary:
An EFO tornado with max winds of 75 MPH touched down briefly in
Gramercy, LA. A few homes, along Millet Dr had minor roof damage
and most homes in the neighborhood having fence damage. Debris
was noted to be lofted into the back field as well as some
splatter seen on the east-northeast side of homes.

..Plaquemines Parish Straight Line Wind Event...

Power poles were blown down near Port Sulphur on Highway 23. The
poles were all leaning the same direction and there was no other
damage noted to nearby structures. This damage is consistent with
strong straight line winds. A fishing camp on the Wilkinson Canal
was also damaged by strong winds with the loss of the roof and
some walls, but the remote location in the open waters has not
allowed for a survey to occur at this location. The event is
currently being marked as a straight line wind event, but further
investigation using high resolution satellite imagery may change
the classification at a later date.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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