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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 65 kts. |
| State | LOUISIANA |
| County/Area | TENSAS |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 03/25/2009 22:07:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | SW |
| Begin Location | ST JOSEPH |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.91/-91.26 |
| End Date | 03/25/2009 22:11:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | E |
| End Location | ST JOSEPH |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.92/-91.22 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 75.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A round of severe thunderstorms, containing tornadoes and damaging straight line winds, occurred Wednesday night, March 25, into early Thursday morning, March 26. These storms developed as a strong upper level disturbance encountered an unstable environment over the lower Mississippi Valley. A squall line of showers and thunderstorms pushed rapidly eastward across the area. One supercell storm formed ahead of the main line and produced a strong tornado which hit the town of Magee. Eight tornadoes were confirmed from this event. Of the 8 tornadoes, 1 was rated EF3, 1 was rated EF2, 4 were rated EF1, and 2 were rated EF0. Numerous other locations experienced damaging straight line winds in excess of 60-70 mph. The worst damage occurred from a tornado which laid a 17.5 mile long track across Simpson and Smith counties. This storm was rated as EF3 with estimated 150 mph maximum winds near Magee. A second strong tornado, rated EF2 with 125 mph winds, effected Jones County near Soso. |
| Event Narrative | On the south side of Town, a swath of 70 to 75 mph winds uprooted and damaged several trees. A few of these trees were down on homes. The wind also damaged a few roofs as tin was pealed off. Much stronger and more damaging winds occurred on the north side of town. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 375.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ALTO | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 03/25/2009 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TALLULAH | MADISON PAR. | LA | 03/25/2009 | 21:44 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOSEPH | TENSAS PAR. | LA | 03/25/2009 | 22:07 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOSEPH | TENSAS PAR. | LA | 03/25/2009 | 22:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 375.00K | 0.00K |
