EF2 tornado in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Tornado December 14, 2022 · Iberia Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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-2 tornado touched down just southwest of New Iberia, and tracked northeast along the southeastern edge of New Iberia. The tornado damaged roughly 20 to 25 mobile homes on Bradley Lane. Four of these mobile homes were completely destroyed.
The tornado then tracked northeast through mostly open field, and clipped a neighborhood on Fontelieu Drive and Copper Road.
The tornado then directly impacted the New Iberia Medical Center. Numerous vehicles and buildings in the medical center district were heavily damaged. The roofing exterior was completely blown off of a mid rise medical building. A large chunk of the roof decking was also ripped off, while some interior wall damage occurred.
The tornado then heavily damaged numerous homes along Bayou BLVD, Avenue Bonne Terre, and Old Jeanerette Road. The tornado continued northeast over open field, before lifting near Sam Snead Drive.
Maximum estimated winds were 135 mph.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved through the region spawning a line of thunderstorms. Several tornadoes occurred.
Began near Davids (29.9533, -91.8382).
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 1069523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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