Damage Survey PNS from KLCH

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1016 PM CST Tue Feb 17 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 02/14/26 Tornado Event - Update 6...

.Update...added 1 new tornado track

.Fort Polk South Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    UNK mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.63 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/14/2026
Start Time:             08:10 PM CST
Start Location:         6 E Fort Polk / Vernon Parish / LA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.0286 / -93.108

End Date:               02/14/2026
End Time:               08:14 PM CST
End Location:           8 E Fort Polk / Vernon Parish / LA
End Lat/Lon:            31.0406 / -93.066

Survey Summary:
Tornado debris signature noted on radar near Fort Polk South.
Area inaccessible to traffic, cannot complete survey. Tornado
touched down in the wooded areas east of Maks Army Airfield. It
then moved northeast, as noted by radar, before dissipating
northwest of Fullerton. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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