Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 4, 1993

A northeast-southwest line of numerous thunderstorms moving southeast at 20 mph produced some straight line wind damage in Oakdale and a tornado in Avoyelles parish between 0230-0330 CST. In Oakdale, thunderstorm winds blew down a large sign, several trees and power lines, and tore off the roofs from a garage and a carport around 0230 CST. A tornado began in Bunknownie around 0315 CST. The tornado moved on an east-northeast path to Cottonport where three people were injured when the tornado destroyed their mobile home. Two of these casualities were hospitalized according to Louisiana Office of Health and Hospitals survey. The tornado then turned northeast going through the towns of Long Bridge, Moreauville, and Bordelonville before ending about 0330 CST. An American Red Cross damage survey found 60 homes and farm buildings were were damaged. Two single family homes and three mobile homes were destroyed. Thirteen single family homes and two mobile homes suffered major damage. Thirty-one single family homes and four mobile homes suffered minor damage. Most of the damage was in the Bunknownie area according to newspaper accounts. In addition, several businesses including an electrical cooperative and a wharehouse lost their roofs. In Moreauville, a furniture business and a lumber yard were damaged.

A northeast-southwest line of numerous thunderstorms moving southeast at 20 mph produced some straight line wind damage in Oakdale and a tornado in Avoyelles parish between 0230-0330 CST. In Oakdale, thunderstorm winds blew down a large sign, several trees and power lines, and tore off the roofs from a garage and a carport around 0230 CST. A tornado began in Bunknownie around 0315 CST. The tornado moved on an east-northeast path to Cottonport where three people were injured when the tornado destroyed their mobile home. Two of these casualities were hospitalized according to Louisiana Office of Health and Hospitals survey. The tornado then turned northeast going through the towns of Long Bridge, Moreauville, and Bordelonville before ending about 0330 CST. An American Red Cross damage survey found 60 homes and farm buildings were were damaged. Two single family homes and three mobile homes were destroyed. Thirteen single family homes and two mobile homes suffered major damage. Thirty-one single family homes and four mobile homes suffered minor damage. Most of the damage was in the Bunknownie area according to newspaper accounts. In addition, several businesses including an electrical cooperative and a wharehouse lost their roofs. In Moreauville, a furniture business and a lumber yard were damaged.