EF2 tornado in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

A NWS storm survey found damage consistent with an EF2 tornado near Sorrento, near the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 61. The tornado touched down at a chemical plant and lifted a single wide office trailer, snapping the buried metal tie downs. The trailer was moved 50 feet away, where it landed on several parked vehicles. The roof and 3 walls of the trailer were removed. Two employees and three contractors that were inside the trailer when the tornado struck were injured. Officials at the plant stated that the trailer was installed in February of this year. The tornado continued northeast for 1.5 miles, snapping and uprooting at least 10 power poles before it lifted near New River. Estimated peak wind 115 mph, path length 1.6 miles, path width 50 yards.

A stationary front along the Interstate 10-12 corridor provided the focus for the development of severe thunderstorms during the morning hours. Several tornadoes occurred over southeast Louisiana.