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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
100 PM CST THU JAN 26 2023


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 1/24/23 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 2...

.UPDATE...ADDING BESSIE HEIGHTS TORNADO IN ORANGE COUNTY


.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:
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.

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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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