Louisiana, 2023

Tornado and Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 10, 2023

July 10, 2023 · NWS LCH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A slow moving thunderstorm produced flooding and a landspout near Lebleu Settlement.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

A slow moving thunderstorm produced flooding and a landspout near Lebleu Settlement.

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Calcasieu

When
July 10, 5:16 PM CST to 5:17 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, 3.32 mi S of Hecker to 3.24 mi S of Hecker
Rating
EF0
Path length
0.11 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
30.302, -93.086

A landspout touched down near the intersection of River and Clyde Herbert Roads and produced minor damage to a home and two outbuildings. The max estimated wind was 75 mph.

Flash Flood, Jefferson Davis

When
July 10, 6:15 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County, 4.89 mi W of Woodlawn to 4.87 mi WNW of Woodlawn
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
30.292, -93.031

Two to three feet of water covered Gillson Road about 1/3 of a mile from the Highway 383 intersection.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1119964, 1119947.