EF2 Tornado — Iberia, Louisiana

2022-12-14 · near Davids, Iberia, Louisiana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through the region spawning a line of thunderstorms. Several tornadoes occurred.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.9533, -91.8382)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069523. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.