EF0 tornado in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that first touched down in northeast Jackson Parish. The tornado continued northeastward along Highway 144 in western Ouachita Parish snapping several very large trees just northeast of the Indian Village community. The tornado continued to knock over trees, ripping the tops off of trees, and breaking large branches out of trees along Highway 144 until it dissipated just west of the city of Calhoun just north of Highway 80. Maximum winds were estimated at 80-85 mph.

A very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon. Meanwhile, a warm front had moved northward from central Louisiana and was oriented west to east near the Arkansas/Louisiana state line. A dry line had moved just east of the I-35 corridor of North Central Texas and a strong cold front trailed the dry line. Very strong speed and directional shear was noted in the low and mid levels of the atmosphere such that supercells developed. Many of these produced tornadoes across the region. Other storms produced strong straight line wind gusts with bowing segments and large hail.