re: Possible tornado in CenLA last night (damage photos inside) ***CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO***

updated the OP... NWS Lake Charles has confirmed a high-end EF1 tornado struck Ball early this morning

Alexandria Town Talk

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A F-1 tornado ripped through the Ball and Tioga areas early Thursday, leading residents to later question why they got no warning before it struck.

No injuries were reported, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.

Sonya Wiley-Gremillion of the Rapides Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed to her that the storm was a tornado, more toward the higher range of a F-1.

Some damages were caused by winds as high as 90 mph, she said.

The NWS crew still was assessing in Tioga and Deville on Thursday afternoon. The damage in Deville appears to have been caused by heavy winds, said Wiley-Gremillion.

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