Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

Roseland, LA Tornado - March 30, 2022

Surveyed Damage Track Near Roseland, LA

A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage near Roseland, LA in northern Tangipahoa Parish. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds of 90 mph.

The tornado touched down near U.S. Highway 51 and Roseland Ave. where several trees were found uprooted and numerous large branches snapped in a wooded area. The tornado was estimated to be moving northeast at 45 mph. It then tracked across Holloway Rd. where several trees were found uprooted or snapped. Dozens of trees were also uprooted or had large branches snapped off a quarter-mile southeast of Louisiana Highway 10 along East Russell Town Rd.

The most concentrated damage was surveyed along Louisiana Highway 10 near Harden Lane where numerous trees were uprooted and multiple homes sustained significant damage. One double-wide manufactured home was lifted off the foundation blocks and the roof was torn off. Windows were blown out on the north and east side of the home. An outhouse on the property was destroyed and one of the wooden posts pierced through the front windshield of a vehicle on the property. Another home sustained significant damage from a large uprooted tree that fell through the roof. There were also multiple first-hand reports of debris being lofted into the air as the tornado moved through.

The tornado continued to track northeast, but observed damage was more sporadic (and difficult to access on the ground) in the last 2 miles of the 6 mile long track, before lifting near Louisiana Highway 1054 and Bryce Hyde Rd.