Louisiana storm reports for May 17, 2020
NOAA recorded 5 tornado reports in Louisiana on May 17, 2020.
- in Louisiana
- 5
- Storm reports
- Highest rating EF3, about 23 miles from Lafayette, LA
- 5
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2020 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Tornado5, most at 6 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:41 PM | EF1 | About 48 miles from Lake Charles, LA | 4.34 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 6:01 PM | EF0 | About 28 miles from Lake Charles, LA | 1.03 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 6:40 PM | EF0 | About 20 miles from Lake Charles, LA | 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 8:00 PM | EF0 | About 34 miles from Lafayette, LA | 0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 8:31 PM | EF3 | About 23 miles from Lafayette, LA | 3.93 mi long, 100 yd wide |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.