Louisiana Tornado Destroys Five Houses
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MARYVILLE, La. — A tornado shredded five homes in this small southwest Louisiana community Thursday night and damaged 15 others, but no injuries were reported, state police said Friday.
A National Weather Service spokesman said high winds downed tree limbs and utility lines in the southwestern part of the state but caused little damage outside of Maryville. The tornado cut a swath five miles long and 500 feet wide, the spokesman said.
Earlier Thursday, several dozen homes were damaged and at least three people were slightly injured by a series of small tornadoes in the Houston area, Texas emergency officials reported.
The most extensive damage was in the suburb of Sugarland, where a tornado knocked down trees, power lines and fences and ripped the roofs off dozens of homes in an upscale subdivision.
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