NWS confirms EF 1 Tornadoes in Baker and Gonzales this morning

The NWS sent storm damage survey teams out to Baker and Gonzales from the storms that moved through this morning. They confirmed and found the damage to be tornadic. Here is their storm reports:

0656 AM     TORNADO          BAKER                   30.59N 91.16W   
12/10/2012  F1               EAST BATON ROUGE   LA   NWS STORM SURVEY  
  
            NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 TORNADO BEGINNING ON U.S. HWY 61   
            AND ENDING NEAR LA HWY 67. PATH LENGTH AROUND 4 MILES   
            WITH MAX WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH.

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0848 AM     TORNADO          GONZALES                30.22N 90.92W   
12/10/2012  F1               ASCENSION          LA   NWS STORM SURVEY  
  
            NWS SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 TORNADO BEGINNING ON U.S. HIGHWAY  
            61 AT BLACK BAYOU ROAD TO JUST WEST OF ONEAL ROAD. PATH   
            LENGTH IS AROUND 1.33 MILES WITH MAX WIDTH OF 25 YARDS.   
            WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.

For pics of the damage check out my prior weather blog updates:

Baker Tornado

Gonzales Tornado

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