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Overview

A storm survey was completely in the town of Jonesboro in Jackson Parish to assess damage that occurred late in the evening on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009.

TOTAL TORNADO COUNT = 1

EF1 = 1

Tornado Table

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Damage Map

TOR. #	LOCATION	RATING	PEAK WIND	START TIME	END TIME	LENGTH/ WIDTH	FATALITIES/ INJURIES	REMARKS
#1	Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, LA	EF1	85-90 mph	11:10pm CDT	11:15pm CDT	1 mile/ 80 yards	None	The tornado initially touched down about 1 mile west-northwest of Jonesboro. Damage consisted of roof damage to Jonesboro-Hodge High School. In addition, several windows were broken during the storm. Several trees along the storm track were snapped or uprooted.

Radar imagery of the storm. Imagery on the left is of storm reflectivity, and imagery on the right is of storm relative motion.

A few homes near the location where the tornado touched down received roof damage.

Jonesboro-Hodge High School was damaged during the storm.

Jonesboro-Hodge High School received extensive roof damage during the storm.

This auxiliary building near the Jonesboro High School football stadium was destroyed by the tornado.

This large hardwood tree was snapped during the tornado.

Click here to download the survey KMZ file.

This survey data is preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available. Road accessibility and inconsistencies between mapping and GPS software may limit the accuracy of the tracks plotted on this map. Line widths are not representative of actual tornado widths. The information plotted on this map is intended for general reference use only.

For official post-storm information, use Storm Data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns

March 24, 2009: Tornado in Jonesboro, LA