Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
531 NOUS44 KLCH 142005 CCA PNSLCH LAZ141-241-150700- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 200 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024 ...Updated to Lower Wind Rating to an EF-2 of 120 mph... ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/13/2024 Event... .Sulphur Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.4 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: May 13 2024 Start Time: 4:41 PM CDT Start Location: Sulphur / Calcasieu / LA Start Lat/Lon: 30.2540 / -93.3475 End Date: May 13 2024 End Time: 4:45 PM CDT End Location: Sulphur / Calcasieu / LA End Lat/Lon: 30.2175 / -93.3083 Storm Summary: An EF-2 tornado touched down north of Orphan Village Road in Sulphur, then tracked southeast damaging homes and businesses. On East Napoleon St. two warehouses were destroyed by the tornado. On N Cities Service HWY a gas station awning was damaged along with a strip mall. In the Maplewood community several houses were damaged with trees uprooted or snapped and parts of roofs blown off. The last reported damage was on Bayou Dinde Pass where several trees were snapped. Along the path trees and power lines were also downed. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>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. $$ Slaughter/Erickson