[LABB] Marathon Refinery at Garyville, La. Hit by Tornado
By Anna Hrybyk, Program Manager at Louisiana Bucket Brigade. Posted June 4, 2014 An EF-1 tornado, about 150 yards wide with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph, hit Garyville about 5:30 a.m [on Wednesday, May 28, 2014], the National Weather Service said. The tornado damaged the cooling towers at the Marathon Refinery in Garyville that led to the complete shutdown of the crude unit. Image - iWitness Pollution Map Report submitted on May 28th…