F1 Tornado — Calcasieu, Louisiana
2002-12-30 to 2002-12-31 · near Iowa, Calcasieu, Louisiana
1
Injuries
$7.0M
Property damage
3.0 mi
Path length
20 yds
Path width
Wider weather episode
A tornado touched down on the west side of Iowa, destroying two homes, one businesss, and heavily damaging a small mall and several other homes. One woman was injured when flying debris came in her bedroom windown and hit her in the head while she was in bed. One home had wooden debris sticking out of the roof. Large garbage dumpsters were picked up and rolled for over 100 yards. A two story hole was made in the side of the mall, which enabled a large portion of the roof to come off.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5324122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.