Tornado History

Lake Charles Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Lake Charles, Louisiana as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 1998 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is May 13, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $807K.

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6recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$807Kminimum property damage

May 13, 2024latest tornado

6.47 milongest listed path

300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20242
19981
19991
20001
20161

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 10, 2024	EF2	Calcasieu, Louisiana	1.05 mi	150 yd	0	$500K
May 13, 2024	EF1	Calcasieu, Louisiana	6.47 mi	300 yd	0	$150K
April 3, 2000	F1	Calcasieu, Louisiana	5 mi	20 yd	5	$100K
March 24, 2016	EF1	Calcasieu, Louisiana	0.14 mi	10 yd	0	$7K
October 6, 1998	F0	Calcasieu, Louisiana	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	$50K
January 6, 1999	F0	Calcasieu, Louisiana	1 mi	10 yd	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.