Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Union Parish, Louisiana, January 2, 2023
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.94 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.78, -92.17) to the end point (32.83, -92.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 2, 2023, 6:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Union Parish
- Path
- 3.94 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 2, 2023
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | Louisiana | 14.76 mi | 1,928 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | Arkansas | 42.77 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Arkansas | 0.24 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Arkansas | 2.09 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 5.2 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 8.6 mi | 650 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 0.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.43 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 3.95 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF0 | Louisiana | 0.31 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 5.3 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF0 | Louisiana, Arkansas | 3.81 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EFU | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EFU | Oklahoma | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.