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Shreveport, LA – A devastating 53-mile long track tornado touched down in northern Red River and Bossier Parish, Louisiana, on Monday, July 8.
The National Weather Service in Shreveport confirmed the tornado, rating it an EF-2 with estimated peak winds of 115 mph. The tornado, which occurred between 2:15 PM and 3:50 PM, lasted over 90 minutes and left a path of destruction approximately 1,000 yards wide, causing two injuries and one fatality.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado’s rating was increased after high-resolution satellite imagery revealed that two Central Bossier tornadoes had combined into one long track tornado. The extended path of the tornado emphasized the severity of the storm.
