It’s Been 7 Years Since the EF-2 Tornado Ripped Through San Augustine

April 24, 2019 is one day that residents of San Augustine will remember forever. It was that evening that a tornado touched down and went right through the middle of town. Seven years later, there's still some damage that can be seen from it.

EF-2 Tornado in San Augustine on April 24, 2019

The tornado, that would later be classified as an EF-2 by the National Weather Service, was part of a large storm system that went through Deep East Texas and into Louisiana on the evening of April 24th.

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According to the Texas Storm Chasers website, the storm's path was about 150 miles long. The actual path that the tornado was on that damaged San Augustine was around 8.61 miles, the maximum width of the tornado was about 600 yards, and the winds reached an estimated 130 miles per hour. But, through all of this, there were no fatalities caused by it.

Tornado Aftermath in San Augustine on April 25, 2019

That storm hit San Augustin around 11:15 PM on April 24th. We got the chance to go see the aftermath on April 25th. We saw homes damaged, trees down all over the place, metal buildings that had been lifted up and put in the treetops by the wind (Seriously, you can see the picture below to confirm it), damaged structures all over town, and more.

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I don't know how long power was out, or how long it took the city residents to get back to their normal routines, but I know that it wasn't an immediate bounce back. Debris had to be cleared, powerlines had to be repaired, homes had to be renovated, and some buildings even had to be demolished. But the important thing is that the people of San Augustine DID bounce back. They did all those things and came out stronger for it.

Just to give you an idea of how bad that storm really was, take a look of the aftermath photos that I took below.