Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Orange County, Texas, January 24, 2023
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length25.21 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.07, -93.89) to the end point (30.28, -93.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 24, 2023, 4:28 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Texas, Louisiana
- Counties
- Orange County, Calcasieu Parish
- Near the path
- Orange, TX; Little Cypress, TX (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 25.21 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 24, 2023
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF3 | Texas | 23.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF2 | Texas | 2.05 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF2 | Louisiana | 12.43 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Texas | 5.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Texas | 2.25 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.39 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 6.47 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 1.15 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF1 | Louisiana | 2.99 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF0 | Texas | 14.63 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF0 | Texas | 2.45 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF0 | Texas | 2.39 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EFU | Louisiana | 2.91 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.