Two tornadoes confirmed Tuesday, including an EF-1 near Kentwood

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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Weather damage in Kentwood on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Courtesy of Kentwood)

KENTWOOD, La. (WGNO) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on Tuesday, June 4.

Additional, more detailed information will be added over the coming days after investigation teams verify the data. Additional investigations may be necessary as information becomes available.

Here's what we know from the National Weather Service report:

There was widespread tree damage in several parishes and counties, but more targeted damage and possible tornado paths occurred in Amite and Pike counties in Mississippi and in St. Helena parishes and from Tangipahoa, Louisiana.

The strongest tornado of the afternoon was an EF-1 tornado that touched down just east of Kentwood, north of Highway 38, where a broken pine tree was observed.

The tornado continued over mostly open fields to Highway 1054, where it uprooted and snapped numerous trees. It then continued east to W. Lewiston Road, where the most impressive tree damage was observed.

Another EF-1 tornado was confirmed along the Louisiana-Mississippi border from Gillsburg to Osyka, snapping numerous trees along a 16-mile path.

Finally, straight line winds of 85 to 95 mph were confirmed to have caused significant damage near I-55 in Amite to Husser along a 32 mile path. The direction of almost all of the damage was eastward, indicating that straight-line winds were likely the cause of the damage rather than a tornado, which typically causes more chaotic damage thrown in multiple directions.

Additional, more detailed information will be added over the coming days after investigation teams verify the data. Additional investigations may be necessary as information becomes available.