Tornado in Sabine Parish, Louisiana

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey from Zwolle, Louisiana eastward to north of Many, Louisiana and concluded damage was the result of an EF2 tornado. The tornado first touched down along CR 3229 knocking over trees and destroying a shed. The storm continued east crossing Hwy 191 where a 200 foot communications tower was bent to the ground and trees were snapped and uprooted near some homes. Further east along Hwy 171 two homes were completely destroyed. One home was destroyed by a large tree while the other was by the wind alone. The tornado continued east along Parish Road 1216 snapping trees and damaging roofs to homes. A few homes had their roof peeled back. At least a dozen homes sustained damage along 1216. What appears to be a downburst occurred near the intersection of 1216 and 175 feeding northeast into the tornado track which continued along cedar grove road. The tornado began to occlude near the area around cedar grove road and rocky springs road. Maximum winds are estimated at 110-120 mph.

This is a continuation of the Shelby County EF-1 tornado that touched down just west of Toledo Bend Reservoir shortly before midnight on April 24th. This tornado moved across Toledo Bend Reservoir as a waterspout, and back onshore in Northwest Sabine Parish as a tornado, where it crossed Highway 191 just south of Highway 174 before turning more easterly crossing Golden Road, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path. The tornado tracked through the town of Converse where several trees were snapped and uprooted before crossing Highway 171 and Highway 174, and led to additional tree damage on Harrison Road, Cooper Lane, and Bolivar Road before moving into Southeast Desoto Parish. The maximum estimated winds from this tornado as it moved throughout Northwest Sabine Parish was 105 mph.||Approximately five homes reported major damage, while fifteen other homes suffered minor damage from the tornado. A church also suffered damage from this tornado as well.

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down between Converse and Oak Grove in Northern Sabine Parish along Highway 174 and moved north, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path. Some structures were damaged by fallen trees and limbs, with several power lines downed as well. The tornado crossed Harrison Road and and then Buckhalter Road twice, before moving into Southern DeSoto Parish.