EFU Tornado — Madison, Louisiana

2022-11-29 · near Tendal Arpt, Madison, Louisiana

Event narrative

A storm chaser observed and filmed a tornado near the Tensas River and in the vicinity of the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge. The video was relayed via Twitter. A follow-up NWS survey was unable to find conclusive evidence of damage along accessible roadways in the area, so the exact location and intensity of this tornado is unknown.

Wider weather episode

As a low pressure system moved from the High Plains toward the Great Lakes on November 29th, a warm front lifted north from the Gulf Coast. Strong wind shear interacted with the increasingly unstable environment across northeast Louisiana, and thunderstorms developed through the day and into the evening. Two tornadoes in this part of the state were observed and filmed or photographed by storm chasers, but subsequent storm damage surveys were unable to access or identify damage in the areas where the tornadoes likely occurred. Both were assigned a rating of EF-U for unknown intensity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069106. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.