EF2 Tornado — Jefferson, Louisiana

2022-12-14 · near Westwego Arpt, Jefferson, Louisiana

Event narrative

The tornado touched down just west of Luther Dr, causing roof damage to a home near the intersection with Mather Dr. It moved northeastward causing damage to trees and roofs, with significant damage to three homes near the intersection of Betty St and

Deana St. Just after passing the intersection of Ames Blvd and August Ave, it pushed a large set of bleachers off its foundation at Archbishop Shaw HS. Widespread tree damage was also observed here. The tornado continued northeast into Marrero and Harvey where it caused widespread structural damage along its path. A couple homes on the west side of Harvey suffered complete loss of their roofs with multiple walls collapsed, and were also shifted from their foundations. Other homes along the path in this area suffered minor roof and wall damage. The tornado weakened as it moved east-northeast into Gretna, causing damage mostly to trees. It then strengthened again as it approached approached the Westbank Expressway in far eastern Gretna. In the vicinity of Cook St and Theard St, several homes were severely damaged, with portions of roof structure removed, and one home was completely shifted from its foundation.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.