EF2 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Tornado January 24, 2023 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Orange County, Texas → Orange County, Texas → Calcasieu Parish; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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
This tornado is a continuation from the Orange Tornado. The tornado crossed the Sabine River near a section of West Bluff Road and the Sabine River Swamp area eventually impacting the Niblett's Bluff Park in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The tornado gained strength once again, destroying homes, RVs, and other outbuildings along Wright Road. The tornado then produced mostly EF1 damage through the remainder of it's path into the Sabine River Diversion System, and the Big Woods area.
The tornado finally lifted near Woods Loop Road just north of it's intersection with Navaho Trail. Max estimated winds were 120 mph.
The wider storm
A vigorous storm system moved across the region during the 24th spawning flooding, high wind gusts, and tornadoes.
Began near Nibletts Bluff (30.1797, -93.7106).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077202. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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