EF1 tornado in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

The tornado touched down near US 165 and Bowie Drive, blowing down

several trees, damaging a gas station awning, and blowing the doors in and the

side of a large storage building. It crossed to the west side of US 165 where it

hit residential areas including Cherokee Village and Plantation Acres where

many trees were downed, some landing on homes, garages, and vehicles. Some

buildings had minor roof damage such as shingles or soffit pulled off. The

tornado continued into a business district along Jackson Street west of US 165

where it lifted parts of flat roofs off of businesses. Some of the flying

debris broke windows of vehicles and businesses in the area, as well as

large billboard and other signage. The tornado continued north, crossing

the intersection of LA 28 and US Hwy 165, and dissipated before it reached

I-49. This tornado was seen and filmed by many people in the area. The maximum wind speed was 105 MPH.

A cold front and upper trough pushed through the region with severe storms ahead of the system. The very soupy air mass also produced high amounts of rainfall that lead to flooding.