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Events � November 23, 2004 Tornadoes
A total
of 4 tornadoes touched down across west central and north central
Louisiana during the evening of November 23, 2004.
The first tornado was a
very weak F0, 40 to 72 mph. The Tornado moved through the small
town of Natchez, south of Natchitoches. The Track that was surveyed
began one mile southwest of Natchez moved northeast across the
north side of Natchez before ending one half mile northeast of
town. This tornado might have had a longer track, but time constraints
prevented a further survey.
The second tornado affected
extreme southern Natchitoches and central Grant Parishes. In Natchitoches
parish the tornado had a 20 mile track in Natchitoches parish
where it entered the parish near Mora or about 15 east southeast
of Kisatchie and exited the parish when it crossed the Red River
north of Colfax. The tornado had a width of 100 to 300 yards with
most of the damage along highway 490 near Galbraith and Marco.
The tornado was rated an F2 in Natchitoches parish with winds
113 to 157 mph. In Grant parish, this tornado weakened to an F0
with winds between 40 and 72 mph. The track in Grant parish was
from about 2 1/2 miles north of Colfax northeast across Lake Iatt
to near Williana. The tornado had a width of around 50 to 75 yards.
The third tornado of the
day began just southwest of Olla, LA, in La Salle parish...and
moved northeast through the town of Olla and then northeast into
Caldwell parish near Spaulding, LA. Then the tornado tracked northeast
affecting the small communities of Holum and Copenhagen. The Tornado
was rated an F3 in La Salle parish with winds between 158 and
205 mph. It had a three mile track in La Salle with a width varying
between from 100 to 300 yards. In Caldwell Parish, the tornado
had a track of 12 miles with a width varying between 100 to 200
yards wide. This tornado was rated an F2 in Caldwell Parish with
winds between 113 to 157 mph.
Another weaker tornado struck part of southern
Grant parish with a track of 3 miles from 4 miles southwest of
Prospect, LA, and ended one mile south of Prospect, LA, with a
damage path between 50 and 100 yards wide. This tornado was rated
and F0 with winds between 40 and 72 mph.
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