Three tornadoes confirmed in Tangipahoa Parish Monday morning

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – The National Weather Service office New Orleans/Baton Rouge confirmed three tornadoes touched down Monday morning in Tangipahoa Parish.

The first one touched down at 3:59 AM near Hammond and lifted at 4:14 AM near Independence. This tornado produced EF1 damage, with wind speeds around 90 mph. Along the path of the tornado, damage was done to trees, and a home lost parts of its roof at the intersection of Faller Road and Tycer Lane.

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A second tornado touched down near Loranger around 5:11 AM and lifted at 5:21 AM. The tornado had winds of 70 mph and produced mainly tree damage along its path.

A third tornado touched down around 5:11 AM near Robert. The tornado quickly intensified to an EF1 with wind speeds around 90 mph. This tornado snapped multiple trees and also caused roof damage to a manufactured home.

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