402
NOUS44 KLCH 172032
PNSLCH
LAZ027>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-180845-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
332 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/08/2024 Tornado Event - Update # 1...

.Update...

The tornado path was extended to both the southeast
and northwest with the aid of high resolution satellite imagery
provided by NASA MSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program.

.Jasper Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  12.01 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             07/08/2024
Start Time:             10:57 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 S Jasper / Jasper County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          30.8413 / -93.996

End Date:               07/08/2024
End Time:               11:24 AM CDT
End Location:           4 SSE Sam Rayburn Dam / Jasper County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            31.0038 / -94.0674

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-
2 tornado impacted areas near Jasper, Texas. The tornado touched
down somewhere in the Little Walnut Run Valley and tracked about
12 miles to the northwest lifting somewhere in the Indian Creek
Valley.  The tornado also tracked through the west side of the
city of Jasper.  Numerous power poles and trees were snapped or
uprooted. Numerous homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged.
The tornado weakened as it crossed Highway 190 in Jasper, only to
regain EF-2 strength as it crossed Houston Street in a wooded
area. There was one injury associated with this tornado. The path
was expanded 07/17/2024 to both the southeast and northwest with
the aid of high resolution satellite imagery provided by NASA
MSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program.

&&

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.


$$