Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
739
NWUS54 KLCH 020234
LSRLCH
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
934 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0916 PM Tornado 1 SW Union Hill 30.99N 92.74W
05/30/2024 Rapides LA NWS Storm Survey
Corrects previous tornado report from 1 SW
Union Hill. Corrects direction traveled from
northwest to northeast. Tornado began just
west of Highway 462 and north of Jim
Thompson rd near Westport. The tornado
produced scattered tree damage before
crossing Freedom road. It traveled across a
forested area before crossing Doshie Road
where more trees were snapped and uprooted.
From there the tornado traveled Northwest
crossing Mitch Johnson road and Highway 112.
The tornado snapped and uprooted several
trees along Hwy 112. One of these trees fell
on the roof of a single family home. The
tornado then continued into a forested area
east of Highway 112 where it dissipated.
Tornado rated EF 1 with an estimated maximum
wind of 100 mph.
&&
$$