By Wesley Harris
A tornado damaged homes and uprooted trees near the Lincoln-Jackson Parish line south of Ruston as storms moved through the area Thursday.
No injuries were reported.
The National Weather Service said one of its survey teams visited the area off La. Highway 818 west of Clay Friday. NWS rated the tornado an EF-1 with peak winds of 90 miles per hour.
The twister struck about 8:00 p.m. Thursday night, traveling 1.29 miles and damaging a number of mobile homes. The Weather Service said the tornado cut a swath about 100 yards wide.
Estes Farms on U. S. 167 in Clay reported some property damage and has established a GoFundMe account to raise funds for other community members to repair their mobile homes.
Brooke Estes said, “Our property endured damage, but this outreach effort is not for us. It is more specifically for repair costs on the mobile homes located near us whose occupants can’t afford to make the repairs needed.”
Estes said at least three homes had roof damage as well as other damage and neither the landlord nor the occupants have funds for repairs.
The “Help Clay Neighbors Rebuild After Tornado” account at gofundme.com had raised nearly $2,000 as of Sunday afternoon.
