EF1 Tornado — Bossier, Louisiana

2009-10-29 · near Bodcau, Bossier, Louisiana

Event narrative

The tornado snapped several trees causing a shut down of Interstate 20, as trees fell across the interstate. It then continued north damaging several homes in the Eastwood Community. Structural damage was observed to several homes due to fallen trees and nearly 30 homes had significant roof damage. The tornado then continued north across Hwy. 80 into the Eastwood Golf Course. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on the Golf Course. The damage track dissipated north of Eastwood Golf Course before reaching Winfield Road.

Wider weather episode

Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a strong cold front as a powerful upper level storm system plowed into the southern plains during the afternoon hours of October 29th. Strong shear was in place across the region such that several tornadic thunderstorms developed...producing widespread wind damage across portions of northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas as well as northern Louisiana. These storms trained across the same general area such that flooding was widespread. Flooding was severe across northwest Louisiana where flooding was reported in many homes and businesses. Area bayous, creeks, rivers and lakes were already at high levels from the excessive heavy rainfall that fell earlier in the month. Thus, some lakes and bayous approached and succeeded their all time record stage levels.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 197612. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.