A strong cold front moved through the region spawning a line of thunderstorms. Several tornadoes occurred.

Flash Flood in EVANGELINE, LOUISIANA
From 14-DEC-22 10:00:00 to 14-DEC-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: TATE COVE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Numerous roads in Evangeline Parish near Ville Platte were closed due to flooding.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 13-DEC-22 22:26:00 to 13-DEC-22 22:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOREST HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado touched down near 10th street on the northwest edge of Forest Hill. The tornado tracked northeast across Highway 165 and lifted near Fish Hatchery Road.  Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. There was also extensive damage to a nursery and a home located at the nursery. Several outbuildings were also heavily damaged. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 13-DEC-22 22:31:00 to 13-DEC-22 22:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALDE ROUGE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado touched down roughly 2 miles south of Woodworth near Campground Road and tracked northeast across Interstate 49 and lifted just east of Old Baton Rouge Highway. The tornado damaged vehicles and buildings at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, while snapping and uprooting numerous trees. The tornado then heavily damaged a large office supply building located on Highway 167. The tornado then damaged a home and numerous outbuildings at a farm on Old Baton Rouge Highway prior to lifting just northeast of this location. The maximum estimated winds were 110 mph.

Tornado in EVANGELINE, LOUISIANA
From 14-DEC-22 09:25:00 to 14-DEC-22 09:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: TATE COVE
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A storm spotter photographed a tornado that briefly touched down in the Coulee Teal Swamp. The NWS attempted to survey this tornado, however, there are no roads into the area where the tornado touched down. Therefore, the rating will remain unknown.

Tornado in IBERIA, LOUISIANA
From 14-DEC-22 10:49:00 to 14-DEC-22 10:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAVIDS
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-2 tornado touched down just southwest of New Iberia, and tracked northeast along the southeastern edge of New Iberia. The tornado damaged roughly 20 to 25 mobile homes on Bradley Lane. Four of these mobile homes were completely destroyed.
The tornado then tracked northeast through mostly open field, and clipped a neighborhood on Fontelieu Drive and Copper Road.
The tornado then directly impacted the New Iberia Medical Center. Numerous vehicles and buildings in the medical center district were heavily damaged. The roofing exterior was completely blown off of a mid rise medical building. A large chunk of the roof decking was also ripped off, while some interior wall damage occurred.
The tornado then heavily damaged numerous homes along Bayou BLVD, Avenue Bonne Terre, and Old Jeanerette Road.  The tornado continued northeast over open field, before lifting near Sam Snead Drive.
Maximum estimated winds were 135 mph.

Tornado in IBERIA, LOUISIANA
From 14-DEC-22 10:52:00 to 14-DEC-22 10:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAVIDS
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

This is the Satellite tornado visible on the video footage and verified the location using satellite imagery in a field just west of highway 83.

Tornado in ST. MARTIN, LOUISIANA
From 15-DEC-22 11:16:00 to 15-DEC-22 11:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: BANKERS
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in an area along Bayou Benoit Levee Road. A mobile home was flipped over, while a few trees sustained damage. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph.