A small tornado touched down in southern sections of Jennings, ripping a portion of a roof off a home and destroying a garage. Tops of the trees nearby were sheared off.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
A small tornado touched down in southern sections of Jennings, ripping a portion of a roof off a home and destroying a garage. Tops of the trees nearby were sheared off. Five other homes and several mobile homes reported minor damage.
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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