059  
NOUS44 KLIX 031920  
PNSLIX  
LAZ034>037-039-046>048-056>060-064>071-076>090-MSZ068>071-077-  
083>088-040730-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  
220 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 2, 2025 TORNADO EVENT
 
 
   
.MARERRO, LA
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.47 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 05/02/2025  
START TIME: 08:20 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: MARRERO / JEFFERSON PARISH / LA  
START LAT/LON: 29.8792 / -90.1104  
 
END DATE: 05/02/2025  
END TIME: 08:22 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: MARRERO / JEFFERSON PARISH / LA  
END LAT/LON: 29.8855 / -90.1078  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BELLE TERRE  
PLAYGROUND IN MARRERO, LA AND TRACKED NORTHEAST. A SHED WAS  
FLIPPED NEAR THE STARTING POINT WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND TO THE  
SOUTHWEST. ANOTHER SHED WITH NO CONNECTION POINTS WAS ROLLED ON  
IT'S SIDE ON ADAM DRIVE WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE NOTED TO THE HOME.  
A FEW OTHER HOUSES WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE  
TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST. ON VICTORIAN DRIVE, A SMALL SHED THAT WAS  
TIED DOWN WITH A FEW STRAPS AND POSTS IN CONCRETE WAS THROWN  
NORTHEAST WITH OTHER DEBRIS THROWN NORTHWEST. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE  
WAS ALSO NOTED IN THIS AREA. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE TREES  
AT THE END OF MARINE STREET AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND FARTHER TO  
THE NORTHEAST.  
 

 
 
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE  
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:  
 
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH  
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH  
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH  
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH  
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH  
EF5.....>200 MPH  
 
NOTE:  
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN  
NWS STORM DATA.  
 

 
 
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