Rating: EF-2 estimated peak wind: 125 mph path length /statute/: 9 miles path width /maximum/: 300 yards fatalities: 0 injuries: 0 Start date: Oct 13 2014 start time: 1111 am CDT start location: 3.5 miles west of city limits of West Monroe near the 4000 block of new Natchitoches Road start lat/lon: 32.4921 / -92.2421 End date: Oct 13 2014 end time: 1127 am CDT end location: 0.5 mile west of Highway 165 in Monroe near the intersection of Lamy Lane and armand street end_lat/lon: 32.5295 / -92.0932 Survey summary: a tornado touched down in north central Ouachita Parish as an embedded supercell thunderstorm within the squall line...moved across the Parish shortly after 1100 am. The tornado initially uprooted and snapped large trees as it moved along a path east northeast toward the city of West Monroe. In the city of West Monroe...roof damage was observed to many homes and businesses. It crossed Interstate 20 near Thomas Road where many business signs and electricity poles were damaged or blown down. The tornado continued east toward Parkwood drive where considerable EF2 damage was observed to a 100-foot television transmission tower. The tornado continued east northeast into The Heart of West Monroe where numerous homes and vehicles were damaged due to uprooted and snapped trees. West Monroe High School was in the direct path of the tornado and received significant roof damage to a number of its buildings. The tornado continued east northeast crossing the Ouachita River just north of the Louisville Avenue bridge and moving into the Garden District in the city of Monroe. In this area...the tornado was determined to be at its widest at roughly 300 yards. The tornado snapped 15 power poles near the river and did heavy damage to the second floor of an apartment complex along Riverside Drive. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the city of Monroe within a bound from Louisville Avenue to the south and Forsythe Avenue to the north. This area received some of the strongest winds as witnessed by the density of severe damage to homes. The tornado continued east...causing damage to businesses and homes near Oliver Road...then lifting as it moved near the intersection of Lamy Lane and armand street. Significant to sporadic wind damage was noted along a wide swath along the east side of the path where the rear flank downdraft of the thunderstorm emanated and ultimately culminated in straight-line winds.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:26:34 +0000
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