EF1 tornado in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

A tornado dropped down near Chappepeela Road, damaging a shed near noon. It continued northeast, tearing a shed in half and throwing it downstream about 100 yards. The tornado tracked northeast, flipping and turning over a shed as it reached Averett Road. A few small trees, less than 10 feet tall, were downed at this location. The tornado continued northeast. It torn down and threw sections of residential wood fencing as it crossed Beau Place Lane and Allen Drive. One home on Allen drive had around half a dozen hardwoods snapped or uprooted, consistent with wind speeds of 100 mph. The path width at this point was the greatest at 50 yards. The rest of the tornado track was in inaccessible woods area. Video evidence showed the tornado

racking through this wooded and field area north of Highway 40 and west of Highway 445. High resolution satellite imagery provided proof of tree damage and defoliation through this area north of Hwy 40 and west of Hwy 445 which was supported by video evidence and existence of a tornado debris signature on KLIX. The tornado lifted after reaching Highway 445 at approximately 12:10 PM CST.

A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced several supercell thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday December 14, 2022. These supercell thunderstorms produced straight line wind damage and a several tornadoes in the area. Two EF-2 tornados impacted portions of the New Orleans metro area in St. Charles Parish, and in Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard Parishes.

6 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EF0 to EF2 after NWS storm surveys were conducted. The St. Charles tornado resulted in 8 injuries and 1 fatality.