EF2 Tornado — Allen, Louisiana

2022-10-25 · near Oberlin, Allen, Louisiana

Event narrative

The tornado started near the Calcasieu River near Mike Manuel Road. As it moved northeast, a tree was blown into a manufactured home and the front porch awning was ripped off. Another home had a damaged carport which fell onto a car. Several softwood trees were snapped off at the tops with a couple of hardwood trees snapped off near their bases. A third small industrial building on the property sustained damage to its roll-up shop door and a nearby parked and loaded construction trailer was pushed 4 to 6 feet to the east. The tornado lifted after this point, although its

circulation remained close to the surface as noted by bent and snapped softwood trees down Mike Manuel Road. The maximum estimated winds were 111 mph.

Wider weather episode

A line of storms moved through the region with a cold front. A couple cells became severe producing a tornado and wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1060889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.