The National Weather Service in Shreveport has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down Tuesday in Harrison County while another EF-1 caused injuries in Franklin and Camp counties.
The Harrison County tornado began in Scottsville, traveled about a mile and had estimated peak winds of about 90 mph beginning around 8:46 a.m. Tuesday No injuries or fatalities were reported.
"This weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph began at Harkins Lane and traveled eastward for approximately 1 mile just north of FM 1998," meteorologists said. "Nearly all the damage was to softwood trees in the form of uproots and snaps. The highest concentration of tree damage was in the neighboring Scottsville and Rock Springs Cemeteries near the start of the path. It is possible the tornado was on the ground a bit longer than one mile, but the lack of ground access hindered the ability of the severe team to confirm this. Fortunately there were no injuries in association with this brief tornado and the maximum width was only 100 yards."
The tornado in Franklin and Camp counties started north of Winnsboro at 7:15 a.m. and traveled 18.79 miles east. It had a peak wind speed of 104 mph and a maximum width of 858 yards. It ended at 7:35 a.m.
Three people were injured when RVs overturned at the Barefoot Bay RV Park near Lake Bob Sandlin, KETK reported.
More than 58,000 East Texans were without power as a result of Tuesday's storms.
