The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado caused a considerable amount of damage in Lake Charles. Mayor Nic Hunter says a neighborhood in the central area took the biggest hit.
“There was a row of houses that were affected and I would guess about 12 to 15 houses were severely damaged, roof damage, structural damage.”
Forecasters say it produced winds up to 115 miles per hour and traveled over a mile. It touched down east of McNeese State University and caused roof damage to Moss Memorial Health Complex. Hunter says it caused damage around the city.
“There’s a lot of downed power lines. It happened probably around 6:45 this morning.
Residents on Vernon Road and crossed Common, Center, Harvard and Kirkman streets were impacted by the EF-2 tornado, according to NWS. 12 to 15 families have been displaced. Hunter says the city will bounce back.
“We’ve kind of become a well-oiled machine at responding to stuff like this. So it’s stuff that we’ve seen before and we’re handling it as we always do. And I know people are going to step up and do what they need to do.”
Thankfully, no fatalities or serious injuries reported.
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