EF0 tornado in Allen Parish, Louisiana
Tornado October 22, 2009 · Allen Parish, Louisiana
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The same supercell that spawned the previous tornado produced another weak tornado that formed south of Ward Road and just west of Deshotel Road. This tornado moved to the north-northeast, causing minor tree damage along Ward Road. The tornado then moved through inaccessible forested areas east of Norris Road, before reaching the far eastern portions of Oakdale. Several large tree limbs and a few trees were blown down along Highway 372 and South Street in Oakdale before the tornado dissipated just south of Highway 10.
The wider storm
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front and moved eastward across southwest Louisiana during the late morning and afternoon hours. Ahead of the line, numerous supercells developed across the northern Gulf of Mexico and moved northward across the area. Two of the supercells spawned a total of 6 tornadoes, while several reports of damaging winds were received with the line of storms. All of these storms combined to produce widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding across the entire area.
Began near Ward (30.7070, -92.6702).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 200112. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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