ALEXANDRIA, La. — A powerful tornado ripped through Louisiana Monday morning. Perhaps the most incredible thing was it was on the ground for 62 miles and part of its path can be seen from satellites in space.
The photo below shows where the tornado ripped through the Kisatche National Forest, southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana.
The tornado began in De Ridder, Louisiana (about 50 miles north of Lake Charles) at 11:10 am. The winds at this time were estimated at 78 mph.
The tornado moved northeast eventually increasing to an EF3 with speeds between 140 and 160 mph resulting in uprooting and snapping large trees, damaging homes and killing one.
The tornado lasted for nearly two hours, ending at 1:00 pm.
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