EF2 tornado topples 500K volt Entergy transmission towers in Haile, LA | 1-2-2023 | #1440p60

A NWS Survey Team today found an EF-2 tornado in Haile occurring in the early evening on 1/2/2023. The path was 4.2 miles long with a maximum width of 900 yards. Peak winds were 130 mph in the vicinity of two collapsed high voltage transmission towers.

Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph
Path Length /statute/: 4.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 900 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 01/02/2023
Start Time: 06:19 PM CST
Start Location: 8 NW Sterlington / Union Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon: 32.784 / -92.1695
End Date: 01/02/2023
End Time: 06:25 PM CST
End Location: 8 SE Marion / Union Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon: 32.8271 / -92.1251

Survey Summary: This tornado originated from a quasi-linear convective system developing and migrating across northeast Louisiana during the evening hours. The tornado affected areas well east of Farmerville and closer to the southern vicinity of the Haile Community. It first touched down west southwest of the Haile Community, crossing Ford and Arkansas Roads in a very rural area where the only evidence was downed hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued on to the east northeast, producing mostly tree damage as it crossed Cypress Road and Albert Barr Road. In addition, falling trees downed many powerlines in this area and continued to the northeast for 2 to 3 miles. The most significant damage occurred a little farther to the northeast as the tornado crossed Wheeler Road. Here there were a few collapsed electrical transmission towers which easily rated in the EF-2 category. From here, the last few miles of the tornado tracked closer to the Haile community, crossing Highway 143, Jordan Taunton Road, Sunset Road, Haile Baptist Church Road, and Jessie Guinn Road. In these areas the damage was again confined to mainly uprooted and snapped trees, with several homes and outbuildings heavily damaged, but mainly due to downed trees.

The tornado was unique in a few different ways. First, the path width was up to half a mile in the latter portion of the track, which is very wide for a tornado which was mostly weak throughout a majority of its path. Secondly, the collapsing of the large electrical transmission towers garnered a rating up to 130 mph, but there were no other surveyed damage indicators which warranted an EF-2 rating. The survey team believes there could be other significant indicators near the downed transmission towers, although potentially live downed high voltage lines in the vicinity of the towers did not allow the survey team to survey to get in close proximity. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported in association with this tornado.

Entergy estimates Wheeler road will be closed for at least 10 days while they work to restore the transmission towers.

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