Louisiana, 1999

Tornado in Louisiana, February 27, 1999

February 27, 1999 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, St. Charles

When
February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County, Norco
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
35 yd
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.000, -90.420

A weak F1 tornado touched down along an intermittent path about three quarters of a mile long and 25 to 50 yards wide path. The tornado destroyed 3 mobile homes and heavily damaged 2 buildings. In addition, the tornado produced mostly minor damage to roofs of 29 different structures in the area. There was moderate to heavy damage to a roof and wall on the second floor of a two-story apartment building and moderate damage to an elementary school. Damage was surveyed by NWS Meteorologist.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5689327.