| January 24, 2023 Tornado Outbreak |
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The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles Louisiana has conducted storm surveys across Jefferson & Orange counties in Southeast Texas, and Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes in Southwest Louisiana, with the survey results below.
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| Taylor Landing Tornado |
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.Taylor Landing Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 5.50 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 04:05 PM CST
Start Location: 7 ESE Hamshire / Jefferson County / TX
Start Lat/Lon: 29.833 / -94.1996
End Date: 01/27/2023
End Time: 04:12 PM CST
End Location: 8 ESE Fannett / Jefferson County / TX
End Lat/Lon: 29.8769 / -94.123
Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Highway 73, and
tracked into the Taylor Landing community. Weak damage to roofs
were common, along with uprooted trees and destroyed privacy
fences. The tornado ended somewhere in the Taylor Bayou marsh
downstream from Taylor Landing.
| Bessie Heights Tornado |
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.Bessie Heights Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 04:23 PM CST
Start Location: 3 W Bridge City / Orange County / TX
Start Lat/Lon: 30.032 / -93.9084
End Date: 01/24/2023
End Time: 04:29 PM CST
End Location: 3 NW Bridge City / Orange County / TX
End Lat/Lon: 30.0565 / -93.8835
Survey Summary:
A brief tornado developed over the Bessie Heights Marsh producing
damage to trees and roofs from Nora circle across Round Bunch
road, Edgar Drive to Turner Road. The tornado damage electrical
transmission lines as it weakened before Bessie Heights Road.
| Orange-Calcasieu Tornado |
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.Orange-Calcasieu Tornado...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph
Path Length /statute/: 25.69 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 2
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 04:28 PM CST
Start Location: 4 NW Bridge City / Orange County / TX
Start Lat/Lon: 30.0746 / -93.8904
End Date: 01/24/2023
End Time: 04:55 PM CST
End Location: 6 NNE Vinton / Calcasieu Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 30.2842 / -93.5447
Survey Summary:
The Orange-Calcasieu tornado touched down near Orangefield Road and
quickly produced EF-2 damage a few blocks northwest of Orangefield High
School. This area sustained the most severe damage from this tornado,
where winds were estimated to have maxed out at 120 mph. Numerous homes
were either heavily damaged or destroyed. The tornado then crossed over
Cow Bayou and produced mostly EF-1 damage through the rest of Orange
County. The tornado remained intact as it crossed the Sabine River over
a section of West Bluff Road and eventually impacted the Nibletts Bluff
Park in Calcasieu Parish. The tornado gained strength once again,
destroying homes, RVs, and other outbuildings along Wright Road. The
tornado then produced mostly EF-1 damage through the remainder of its
path into the Sabine River Diversion System and the Big Woods area. The
tornado finally lifted near Woods Loop Road just north of its intersection
with Navaho Trail.
| Gum Slough Tornado |
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.Gum Slough Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.40 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 04:44 PM CST
Start Location: 4 WNW Vinton / Calcasieu Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon: 30.2248 / -93.6475
End Date: 01/24/2023
End Time: 04:46 PM CST
End Location: 4 NW Vinton / Calcasieu Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 30.2428 / -93.6371
Survey Summary:
The Gum Slough Tornado touched down just south of Line Road, and
merged with the Nibletts Bluff Tornado. Trees were damaged while
sections of roofs were taken off of a mobile home and an
outbuilding.
| Gaytine Tornado |
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.Gaytine Tornado...
Rating: EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length /statute/: 12.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 3
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 0506 PM CST
Start Location: 8 N Sulphur / Calcasieu Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon: 30.3578 / -93.3634
End Date: 01/24/2023
End Time: 0518 PM CST
End Location: 9 SSE Longville / Beauregard Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 30.4665 / -93.1998
Survey Summary: An EF-2 tornado touched down near Perkins Pipeline
Road and tracked northeast for 12 miles through northern Calcasieu
Parish and into southeast Beauregard Parish.
This tornado damaged numerous homes and outbuildings, while
snapping or uprooting numerous trees. This tornado tracked
directly through the community of Gaytine after crossing Highway
171. There were three injuries with this tornado prior to lifting
east of the Gaytine community.
| Southeast Beauregard Tornado |
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.Southeast Beauregard Parish Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 7.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 01/24/2023
Start Time: 0512 PM CST
Start Location: 9 SSW Longville / Beauregard Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon: 30.4612 / -93.2406
End Date: 01/24/2023
End Time: 0519 PM CST
End Location: 8 SE Longville / Beauregard Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 30.5101 / -93.1480
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1
tornado touched down near Jackson Gimnick Loop and tracked
northeast into rural southeast Beauregard Parish. This tornado
lifted prior to reaching the Allen Parish line. This tornado
tracked mostly through open fields or forested areas. There
were some homes and outbuildings damaged along Foreman Road
and near Doug Addison Road.
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
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