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Preliminary Report

October 16th, 2006
Tornadoes

As a strong area of low pressure moved across the region on Monday, October 16th, strong wind shear in the atmosphere helped spawn several tornadoes across Southeast Texas and Louisiana. Although this table lists the known tornadoes that occurred, several more likely touched down unseen in the early morning darkness Monday morning.

LOCATION	F-SCALE	PATH WIDTH	PATH LENGTH	DAMAGE
1 E China TX	F1	100 yards	3 miles	10 homes destroyed, 17 others damaged
2 N Gueydan LA	F1	20 yards	1/2 mile	1 home damaged
2 SE Iota LA	F1	20 yards	1/2 mile	1 home destroyed, 1 other damaged
3 W Crowley LA	F0	50 yards	1 mile	none known
1 S Midland LA	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known
Lumberton TX	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known
Weirgate TX	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	1 home damaged
Pitkin LA	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known
Effie LA	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known
Grand Chenier LA	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known
Morse LA	F0	20 yards	1/4 mile	none known

Tornado Pictures from 10/16/06 (click on image for larger version)

Tornado west of Crowley, LA	Tornado west of Crowley, LA	Tornado near Iota, LA
Photo by Shari Hanks & courtesy of Rob Perillo KATC-TV	Photo by Shari Hanks & courtesy of Rob Perillo KATC-TV	Photo by Nick LaHaye & courtesy of KLFY-TV
Tornado damage in China, TX	Tornado damage in China, TX	Tornado damage in China, TX
Photo by Roger Erickson, WCM	Photo by Roger Erickson, WCM	Photo by Roger Erickson, WCM

Radar Images 10/16/06


Base Reflectivity Image from Houston Radar at 5:56 am showing the tornadic thunderstorm near China, TX	Storm Relative Velocity Image from Houston Radar at 5:56 am showing the mesocyclone near China, TX