“Angola” is the location of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. It is named “Angola” after the former plantation that occupied this territory. This was a quick-hitting tornado at Angola. A dormitory was unroofed and several guard towers were damaged. A trustee guard was killed as his wooden guard post was destroyed. Two inmates were injured by lightning.
SPC coordinates (only one point provided): Start: 30.9 / -91.58
Note: Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
Discrepancies:
We gathered information for this event from the SPC & NCDC Databases, the February 1954 Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS) and Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes and found the following differences:
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 976.
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