EF1 Tornado — Avoyelles, Louisiana

2017-01-02 · near Marksville Muni Arpt, Avoyelles, Louisiana

Event narrative

A tornado touched down near the airport where one hangar and two

planes were damaged. A Wal-Mart store had some skylights shattered

and parts of the roof was damaged. Neighboring strip mall stores

also received minor facade damage and a portable fireworks shop

was destroyed. Across the street, several large trees fell on homes

and several other buildings were damaged as well. The estimated peak wind was 110 MPH.

Wider weather episode

A moist and unstable air mass spread north from the gulf while a strong cold front pushed in from the west. A line of thunderstorms developed along the frontal boundary as it moved across the region. Several short lived tornadoes occurred along the leading edge of the squall line along with strong wind gusts.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.0967, -92.0663)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 674509. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.