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Description	English: A mobile home in Gueydan, Louisiana, that was destroyed by an EF2 tornado on December 24, 2009
Date	24 December 2009, 13:25:21
Source	http://www.srh.weather.gov/lch/?n=e122409 dead link; archived https://web.archive.org/web/20100113142001/http://www.srh.weather.gov/lch/?n=e122409 (Images themselves are missing from archive, but it's clear where the Gueyedan images were hosted)
Author	National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:39, 29 December 2015		640 × 480 (69 KB)	Cyclonebiskit	User created page with UploadWizard

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List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2009

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure time	1/200 sec (0.005)
F-number	f/3.2
ISO speed rating	80
Date and time of data generation	13:25, 24 December 2009
Lens focal length	8.636 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	180 dpi
Vertical resolution	180 dpi
File change date and time	13:25, 24 December 2009
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.2
Date and time of digitizing	13:25, 24 December 2009
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Image compression mode	5
Shutter speed	7.65625
APEX aperture	3.34375
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3.34375 APEX (f/3.19)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, auto mode
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	14,506.666666667
Focal plane Y resolution	14,485.207100592
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera

File:December 24, 2009, Gueydan, Louisiana, tornado damage.jpg

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