NWS Confirms EF-1 Tornado On North Shore Early Sunday

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Photo: National Weather Service

The National Weather Service is confirming that a tornado touched down in Tangipahoa Parish early Sunday morning.

The agency says the twister was an EF-1, with estimated maximum winds around 95 mph.

The tornado touched down five miles west-southwest of Folsom and stayed on the ground for more than eight miles. It damaged a roof, uprooted trees, and damaged branches in a path that was up to 75 yards wide.

No injuries were reported.

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