Tornado in Louisiana, October 27, 2021

Name: Tornado in Louisiana, October 27, 2021
Start: 2021-10-27T13:56
End: 2021-10-27T13:58
Location: Louisiana

October 27, 2021 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front moved through the region during the afternoon hours of October 27th. Ahead of this front, showers and thunderstorms developed mainly along and south of the I-20 corridor.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

A cold front moved through the region during the afternoon hours of October 27th. Ahead of this front, showers and thunderstorms developed mainly along and south of the I-20 corridor. A tornado occurred in far southern Concordia Parish.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 27, 12:30 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 12:30 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 1:54 AM CST, 12 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 27, 1:11 PM CST, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
211 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

LAZ026-271945-
Concordia LA-
211 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Concordia Parish through 245 PM CDT...

At 210 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Acme, or 11 miles northeast of Bordelonville, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Slocum around 220 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Louisiana...and southwestern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 9172 3137 9156 3120 9169 3121 9171
      3120 9172 3120 9174 3122 9176 3122 9178
      3124 9181 3125 9181 3126 9183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 199DEG 31KT 3122 9176

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Concordia

When: October 27, 1:56 PM CST to 1:58 PM CST
Where: Concordia County, 4.01 mi S of Ashridge to 3.37 mi SSE of Ashridge
Rating: EF0
Path length: 1.75 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 31.012, -91.632

A brief and weak EF-0 tornado moved along Hwy 15 where several large limbs were snapped in addition to trees uprooted. A Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was noted from the Fort Polk (KPOE) radar. The beginning point of this tornado is uncertain due to road|accessibility issues.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2021 Every state in 2021 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 2021 Warnings in Louisiana, October 2021

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 987386.