2020 Monroe tornado
A damaged house in Monroe after the tornado. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 12, 2020, 11:36 a.m. CST |
| Dissipated | April 12, 2020, 11:45 a.m. CST |
| EF3 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Path length | 8.01 miles (12.89 km) |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (230 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None |
| Injuries | None |
| Damage | $250 million (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Monroe metropolitan area, Louisiana |
Part of the 2020 Easter tornado outbreak and Tornadoes of 2020 | |
During the late morning hours of April 12, 2020, a short-lived but damaging tornado struck Monroe, Louisiana, as part of a historic tornado outbreak. The tornado touched down at 11:36 a.m. CST and dissipated nine minutes later at 11:45 a.m. The tornado reached EF3 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with a total track length of 8.01 miles (12.89 kilometres) and a width of 300 yards (270 metres). It damaged numerous houses, mostly the roofs. The Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness estimated a total of 458 houses were damaged by the storms, with the damage from the tornado that struck Monroe amounting to $250 million (2020 USD).