EFU Tornado — Cameron, Louisiana

2024-12-28 · near Sabine Lake, Cameron, Louisiana

Event narrative

A long lived tornado moved across Jefferson County and Sabine Lake into Cameron Parish. Satellite imagery and radar indicated TDSs showed the tornado moved into marsh near Willow Bayou and dissipated in the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge near Five Lakes.

Wider weather episode

A series of short waves moved across the region during late December causing multiple rounds of severe weather and flooding. One long lived tornado formed southeast of Houston and moved across deep southeast Texas before crossing into Louisiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226833. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.