EF1 tornado in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Tornado December 13, 2022 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF-1 tornado touched down roughly 2 miles south of Woodworth near Campground Road and tracked northeast across Interstate 49 and lifted just east of Old Baton Rouge Highway. The tornado damaged vehicles and buildings at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, while snapping and uprooting numerous trees. The tornado then heavily damaged a large office supply building located on Highway 167. The tornado then damaged a home and numerous outbuildings at a farm on Old Baton Rouge Highway prior to lifting just northeast of this location. The maximum estimated winds were 110 mph.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved through the region spawning a line of thunderstorms. Several tornadoes occurred.
Began near Valde Rouge (31.1208, -92.4855).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1069520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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