NWS: Two tornadoes hit south Louisiana on Mardi Gras
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in south Louisiana during Fat Tuesday’s severe weather threat.
One EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Donaldsonville. NWS officials said it had an estimated peak wind of 90 mph and hit the ground at 4:52 p.m. north of the Mississippi River east of Darrow.
Four newer homes were reportedly damaged by the tornado. Damage included front porch pillars moved, fences damaged and one garade door blown in, according to NWS.
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