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EF0 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Tornado October 25, 2025 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

EF0
Rating
2.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$15K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The EF-0 tornado began near the intersection of Palermo Drive and Evangeline Street in Sulphur. The tornado then tracked across McMurry Park and into the Maplewood neighborhood. Several homes in the area sustained minor damage, including

damage to roofs, awnings, and fences. There was also tree damage, and a few power lines were pulled from their poles. The tornado continued over Lowe's parking lot before crossing I-10 and dissipating near the intersection of Pete Manena Road and

Bayou D'Inde Road. Tree damage was also observed along I-10 where the tornado crossed the interstate. The maximum estimated winds was 80 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front pushed into the region with a line of thunderstorms. One storm produced a tornado. Strong north winds pushed tide levels below normal behind the cold front.

Began near South Acres (30.2170, -93.3428).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1297780. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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