F2 Tornado — Lincoln, Louisiana

1996-11-30 · near Simsboro, Lincoln, Louisiana

Wider weather episode

The tornado, in association with a line of severe thunderstorms, touched down in southwest Simsboro, LA. The tornado killed 2 men while injuring another as a tree fell across the cab of their truck while installing a radio. Nine people were injured. The tornado did minor damage to 33 homes, one was completely destroyed. Several mobile homes and one local church suffered major damage. The tornado struck the Ball-Foster Glass Container factory near I-20 knocking out brick walls and flipping 18 wheel trailers adjacent to the factory. As the tornado moved across I-20 several wrecks occurred including a tractor trailer which jackknifed into a ditch.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5581130. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.