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

Robert B. Darby  &  Raymond J. Sondag *

Weather Forecast Office
Lake Charles, Louisiana

RAGLEY TORNADO

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

0126 AM - KLCH - Base reflectivity product
0126 AM - KLCH - Storm relative velocity product
0131 AM - KLCH - Base reflectivity product
0131 AM - KLCH - Storm relative velocity product

Tornado Damage:

The tornado developed 4 miles south of Ragley, moving northeast at 40 mph. The hardest hit was a mobile home that was rolled over and completely destroyed. The family heeded the warnings and moved to a safer location before the tornado hit. Luckily, no one was hurt or killed.

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.

Mobile home completely destroyed.

Another view of destroyed mobile home. Note the trailer tie downs.