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EF2 tornado in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Tornado October 27, 2021 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

EF2
Rating
2.2 mi
Path length
300 yd
Path width
2
Injuries
$2.5M
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

A tornado touched down west of Elliott Road and traveled east parallel to and south of Ham Reid Road causing significant structural damage to around a dozen homes and minor damage to several more in the neighborhood. Reports from Calcasieu sheriff indicated a woman was injured when a window was blown into their home. A second person suffered a deep laceration to the leg as a result of blowing debris. The tornado weakened as it crossed Lake street and lifted as it passed along Aberdeen Drive. Max estimated wind speed was 130 MPH.

The wider storm

A vigorous system moved through the region during the 27th spawning a few tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

Began near (lch)lk Charles Muni (30.1518, -93.2668).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Beauregard ParishEF1 Calcasieu ParishEFU Calcasieu Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 989253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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