THE MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA - STORM ASSESSMENT
 

Robert B. Darby  &  Raymond J. Sondag *

Weather Forecast Office
Lake Charles, Louisiana

BUNA TORNADO

WSR-88D Radar Images - Base Reflectivity and Storm Relative Velocity Products:

1246 AM - KLCH - Four panel base reflectivity product
1246 AM - KLCH - Four panel storm relative velocity product
1251 AM - KLCH - Four panel base reflectivity product
1251 AM - KLCH - Four panel storm relative velocity product

Tornado Damage:

This tornado formed southeast of Evadale in southern Jasper County, moving northeast, just south of the community of Buna. This tornado was one of the strongest of the night, causing considerable damage, with numerous injuries. One lady was killed when she was ejected from her mobile home. Her husband also suffered serious injuries during the disaster.

Several additional mobile homes were completely destroyed. One man was lying in bed when he heard a roaring sound. As he was kneeling down to seek shelter under his bed, the trailer rolled over. A large tree also fell onto a nearby mobile home, severing it in half.

Home had large tree fall on roof. Part of roof was also blown off.	Debris from garage that collapsed on left side of home.	Upstairs apartment and two vehicles in garage also destroyed.	Remains of large barn near home. All that remained were some hay bales in corner of barn.
Numerous pine trees with tree tops snapped along tornado track.	Trailer rolled over and destroyed. Most of the debris was blown into the back woods.	Another trailer destroyed. It was rolled over 50 yards.	Another trailer completely destroyed.