Acadia Parish, LA - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Lake Charles confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in near Morse Saturday morning.
Pictures of the damage were taken from the Acadia Parish's Facebook page.
Damage
Estimated peak winds of the tornado was around 90 mph.
The NWS surveyed the damage following the event.
Here is their official statement:
"THE TORNADO STARTED NEAR LYONS POINT HWY AND
KITE RD BEFORE CONTINUING SOUTHEAST RAPIDLY.
ROUGHLY 8 OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED ALONG
A SUBDIVISION ON SALLY ROAD. ANOTHER 7 TO 10
HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE, ALONG WITH A
CAMPER THAT WAS FLIPPED INTO A HOME. AN
OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HOMER ADAMS AND HIGHWAY
1115. POSSIBLE INJURY OF ONE MALE CRAWFISH
FARMER WHOSE BOAT WAS FLIPPED WEST OF HWY
1115. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST ACROSS
JARDELL RD WHERE POWERLINES WERE DAMAGED
BEFORE LIFTING AT MUSKRAT RD. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR."
Wind damage from Saturday mornings' storms was also reported across other parts of Acadiana------------------------------------------------------------
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