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November 7,
1957 Tornado Outbreak
50th Anniversary
Higginbotham LA Tornado
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LOCATION |
PARISH |
TIME
(CST) |
F-SCALE
RATING |
PATH
LENGTH
(miles) |
PATH
WIDTH
(yards) |
DEATHS |
INJURIES |
DAMAGE |
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Higginbotham/Sunset
LA |
ACADIA/
ST. LANDRY |
2130 |
F3 |
15 |
200 |
4 |
12 |
N/A |

NOTE: tornado path is approximate & based on
NWS Storm Data & Grazulis 1993 |
Moved northeast from 5 miles
southeast of Branch to near Sunset. Two people were killed
near the start of the path when their home was blown apart and
they were thrown 150 yards. Near the parish line, two
people died in adjoining tenant homes. A total of 25 homes
and 60 farm buildings were damaged or destroyed. (Grazulis 1993)
HIGGINBOTHAM/SUNSET LA TORNADO
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