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Tornado (EF2)Caddo, Louisiana

December 13, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$500K
Tornado scale
EF2
Area
Caddo

Event narrative (NOAA)

An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 130 mph touched down in extreme Southwest Caddo Parish near the Four Forks community, where it initially produced minor tree damage along Johns Road just to the south of Keatchie Marshall Road. As the tornado crossed Keatchie Marshall Road, it quickly began to strengthen, producing damage to a number of hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued its northeast track across Rita and Laurie Ann Streets, where additional trees were snapped and uprooted, and minor damage to a few homes occurred. The tornado then approached a number of manufactured homes as it moved across Pecan Road, producing EF-2 damage with winds estimated at 130 mph. A single-wide mobile home was completely destroyed, with similar damage occurring to three additional

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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