EF1 Tornado — Richland, Louisiana

2022-03-30 · near Girard, Richland, Louisiana

Event narrative

This tornado touched down at I-20 and Venable Road and tracked northeast crossing US Highway 80 and Highway 425 north of Rayville. Initially, uprooted and snapped trees were the main damage along the path. Power lines were down along US Highway 80 along with a couple sheds damaged on the south side of the railroad track in Girard. The tornado then crossed Cabuck Road then moved through mostly a wooded and field area before impacting some homes on the west side of Highway 425. Along White Island and Bayou Roads, several homes sustained some sort of roof damage or had fascia torn off. Also, a couple sheds were destroyed. Many hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped. Beyond Highway 425, much of the path was across fields and wooded areas away from the road. Damaged trees were noted. The tornado dissipated after crossing Adcock Road. The maximum estimated winds with this tornado were 105 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong weather system interacted with an unstable airmass to bring widespread severe weather to the region. There was copious amounts of wind energy in the atmosphere ahead of the squall line to bring down trees and power lines from gradient winds. In addition, damaging winds and tornadoes occurred within the squall line as it moved through Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1034258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.