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TORNADOES & SEVERE WEATHER
NOVEMBER 17th & 18th, 2003
During the evening hours of November 17th, severe weather broke out across portions of Southeast Texas and Central Louisiana. Three tornadoes occurred during this episode in extreme northern Newton County near the Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam, near the town of Jasper, and near Bunkie, Louisiana in Avoyelles Parish. Pictures of the damage from each tornado can be viewed by clicking on the images below.
Toledo Bend Dam F2 Tornado
 Numerous pine trees were blown down by a F2 tornado near the Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam. At least 16 homes were damaged by the storm. |
 This elevated home on the Sabine River was blown off its pilings by the tornado. |
 This brick home was destroyed by the storm, which was later classified as an F2 on the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale. |
 Further proof that the safest place to be in a house during a tornado is an interior room, such as a bathroom, or a closet. |
 Friends and family pitch in to salvage the remains of this mobile home, below Toledo Bend Dam. |
 Another view of the destroyed mobile home below Toledo Bend Dam. |
Jasper F1 Tornado
 Jasper Fire Department checking out damage from an F1 tornado. |
 This mobile home was destroyed when a tree sliced through the roof. |
 Trees blew down on this home near Jasper during the tornado. |
 The Texas Department of Transportation reported several trees and power lines down near Jasper. |
Bunkie F1 Tornado
 This home, near Bunkie, lost its carport and part of its roof in an F1 tornado. |
 Several barns were also damaged by the storm's 80+ mph winds. |
 Areas of unharvested sugar cane were blown down in Avoyelles Parish. |
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Preliminary Local Storm Reports
| TORNADO REPORTS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | F-Scale | Location | County | State | Lat | Lon | Comments |
| 11/17/03 | 1015pm | UNK | BEND | NEWTON | TX | 3109 | 9848 | 11 HOMES DAMAGED. 7 HOMES DESTROYED. SEVERAL MINOR INJRIES. LOCATION WAS JUST SOUTH OF TOLEDO BEND DAM ON RIVER ROAD. PATH LENGTH 1 MILE AND THE WIDTH WAS 20 YARDS. (LCH) |
| 11/18/03 | 1215am | UNK | 5 W JASPER | JASPER | TX | 3091 | 9409 | DAMAGE PATH 5 MILES LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. 4-5 HOMES DESTROYED. 10-12 HOMES DAMAGED. (LCH) |
| 11/18/03 | 130am | UNK | JASPER | JASPER | TX | 3091 | 9400 | TORNADO SIGHTED BY PUBLIC NEAR HWY 96 (LCH) |
| 11/18/03 | 200am | UNK | BEAUMONT | JEFFERSON | TX | 3008 | 9410 | PUBLIC REPORTS OVERHEAD DOORS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS AND NUMEROUS CARS IN PARKING LOT DAMAGED (LCH) |
| HAIL REPORTS | ||||||||
| Date | Time | Size | Location | County | State | Lat | Lon | Comments |
| 11/17/03 |
915pm |
1.75" | ROGANVILLE | JASPER | TX | 3180 | 9390 | SHERIFFS DEPT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. (LCH) |
| WIND REPORTS | ||||||||
| Date | Time | Speed | Location | County | State | Lat | Lon | Comments |
| 11/18/03 |
147am |
69 mph | N BEAUMONT | JEFFERSON | TX | 3008 | 9410 | REPORTED BY TELEVISION METEOROLOGIST (LCH) |
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