EF1 tornado in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

A tornado touched down just to the east of LA 10 south of the of the community of Beggs. The tornado damaged a few trees near the starting location and move generally north damaging roof to a home. There was some minor damage to an outbuilding just south of LA 10. After crossing LA 10 the tornado damaged a the roof of the Union Chapel Baptist Church and tearing sheet metal from an overhang attached to the church. Power lines were also downed at the church. The tornado continued north northeast across a field with the last tree damage noted across the other side of the field. The maximum estimated wind speed was 94 mph.

Deep moisture streamed into the area ahead of an upper level trough and weak cold front. Precipitable water values ranged from 2 to 2.5 with the slow moving system which caused efficient rain producing storms and lead to flash flooding. Several tornadoes also occurred.