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Akers, LA Tornado - February 23, 2016

Rating:	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	100 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	estimated 3 miles
Maximum Path Width:	250 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	Akers, LA at 415 PM
Approximate End Point/Time:	Akers, LA at 417 PM

A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage at mile marker 12 on Interstate 55 in rural St. John the Baptist Parish near Akers, LA. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds of 100 mph.

A tornadic waterspout came ashore from Lake Maurepas snapping cypress trees at mile marker 12 on Interstate 55 near Akers, LA. The tornado damage path was estimated at 3 miles long and was 250 yards wide at its widest point.

Surveyed damage track near Akers, LA Disclaimer

KLIX WSR-88D radar data for Akers, LA tornado at 1615 CST 2/23/2016

Snapped and uprooted trees along the interstate

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NWS LIX - Akers, LA Tornado February 23, 2016