F2 Tornado — Caddo, Louisiana
1996-01-23 · near Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
30
Injuries
$5.0M
Property damage
7.0 mi
Path length
400 yds
Path width
Wider weather episode
A tornado touched down in south Shreveport just east of the Lucian Airport, moved across the airport and continued northeast across the southeast section of the city. Several retirement homes and numerous housing subdivisions were severely damaged. Thirty utility poles were destroyed leaving 10,000 customers without power. The tornado then moved across the Red River into southern Bossier City, Bossier Parish, knocked down trees and power lines and destroyed a couple of barns then dissipated.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5538457. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.