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Visible Satellite 18:15Z on 2012-03-20. Satellite images are derived from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University.
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Tornado Reports

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16:36Z EF0 KSHV LA Sabine Belmont An EF0 tornado touched down east of Zwolle along Hwy. 1215 in Sabine Parish. Several trees were snapped and uprooted and a few powerlines were downed. The weak tornado continued northeast crossing Hwy. 120 near Belmont snapping a few trees and downing a few powerlines before lifting.
18:15Z EF0 KSHV LA Natchitoches Goldonna An EF0 tornado touched down southeast of Goldonna LA along State Route 156. Several trees were snapped on both sides of the road and several powerlines were downed. More trees were downed on railroad tracks east of Hwy. 156. This tornado was part of several rotational signatures on radar within the warned area. This tornado crossed the Saline Bayou and continued into Winn Parish.
18:16Z EF0 KSHV LA Winn Coldwater This tornado is a continuation of the storm that first touched down in Natchitoches Parish. An EF0 tornado touched down southeast of Goldonna LA along State Route 156. Several trees were snapped on both sides of the road and several powerlines were downed. More trees were downed on railroad tracks east of Hwy. 156. This tornado was part of several rotational signatures on radar within the warned area.
02:28Z EF0 KSHV LA Natchitoches Natchitoches An EF0 tornado touched down east of Natchitoches LA near the Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park. A tree was snapped along Hwy. 494 leading east into the mobile home park. Three homes sustained damage with one sustaining moderate roof damage. Debris was scattered east as the tornado crossed a field and lifted.
08:14Z EF0 KSHV LA Winn Sikes An EF0 briefly tornado touched down south of Sikes, Louisiana along Hwy. 499. A few trees were snapped on the west side of the highway near the Parish Road 1134 and Hwy. 499 intersection. No structures or powerlines were damaged. The tornado was moving north northeast and lifted in a cleared area before reaching the community of Sikes.
09:17Z EF1 KLCH LA Jefferson Davis Lake Arthur At least 30-40 homes and businesses were damaged when a tornado tore through Lake Arthur. Most of the damage was roof damage, although several homes had windows and walls damaged from flying debris. The water tower had a large radio antenna fall from it. Numerous trees and power lines were down.
09:40Z EF2 KLCH LA Vermilion Gueydan A tornado began south of Gueydan near the LA 91 and LA 3143 intersection, where a large barn was destroyed and several homes had minor roof damage. Several gravestones were overturned at a local cemetary. When the tornado reached Gueydan, it flipped one single-wide mobile home that was tied down, destroying it, and heavily damaged two other mobile homes. At least 20 other homes in town received minor roof damage, and the town hall had roof damage as well. Numerous trees were snapped or blown down along the path. One minor injury happened in one mobile home when a man tried to escape his house after the storm and he stepped on broken glass, cutting his feet.
10:53Z EF0 KLCH LA Vermilion Bancker A tornado touched down west of Henry, where is blew the roof off a barn, and damaged several other outbuildings. Several trees were snapped.
10:59Z EF1 KLCH LA Vermilion Grosse Isle A tornado touched down on the east side of Abbeville, where is destroyed a well built 2 car garage and one portable building. Several trees and telephone poles were snapped.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).