2020 Monroe tornado

== Tornado summary ==

== Tornado summary ==

[[File:Tornado Watch 105 - Possibility.gif|left|thumb|The 105th tornado watch of 2020, published by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. In Louisiana, specifically Monroe, NOAA noted the possibility of a tornado formation in 5:50 a.m., April 12, 2020. The storm was predicted to advance towards Monroe.|alt=A map with radar outlines covering the Southeastern United States]]

[[File:Tornado Watch 105 - Possibility.gif|left|thumb|The 105th tornado watch of 2020, published by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. In Louisiana, specifically Monroe, NOAA noted the possibility of a tornado formation in 5:50 a.m., April 12, 2020. The storm was predicted to advance towards Monroe.|alt=A map with radar outlines covering the Southeastern United States]]

On April 12, 2020, at 10:36 a.m., [[Central standard time|CST]], a tornado touched down between Fern Street and Brown Street within [[Brownsville-Bawcomville, Louisiana]]. Just after it touched down, it snapped hundreds of trees around the Brownsville-Bawcomville area. Some of the remains of the trees then fell onto homes. It crossed Sandal Street, where minor damage to homes and a tipped trailer was found, and then crossed Jonesboro Road. It then brought a conveyor belt onto a train at the Graphic Packaging International Paper Mill.

On April 12, 2020, at 10:36 a.m., [[Central standard time|CST]], the tornado touched down between Fern Street and Brown Street within [[Brownsville-Bawcomville, Louisiana]]. Just after it touched down, it snapped hundreds of trees around the Brownsville-Bawcomville area. Some of the remains of the trees then fell onto homes. It crossed Sandal Street, where minor damage to homes and a tipped trailer was found, and then crossed [[Louisiana Highway 34|LA 34]]. It then brought a conveyor belt onto a train at the Graphic Packaging International Paper Mill.

Two minutes after its formation, it briefly had EF2 intensity before weakening back to EF1. At 10:39 a.m., it weakened into an EF0. It crossed the [[Ouachita River]] twice, where it became an EF1 at 10:40 a.m. before turning sharply to the northeast, strengthening over Riverbend Drive. It then crossed the river again before avoiding [[Downtown Monroe, Louisiana|Downtown Monroe]] by a mile, crossing South Grand Street. Past the Ouachita River, it broke multiple trees and ripped off a roof from a home. It inflicted minor damage to the [[Masur Museum of Art]] before damaging roofs of homes inside Monroe. It damaged a structure and tipped multiple poles, too. It then moved over the intersection of [[U.S. Route 165]] and [[Interstate 20]] and then crossed Milhaven Road. The peak intensity of the tornado occurred at Orchid Drive, where EF3 intensity damage was inflicted due to a collapse of both interior and exterior walls in a residential single-story house; three roofs were damaged, with one home partially damaged. At 10:44 a.m., it weakened into an EF0. Shortly after, it intensified back into EF1. It then went near [[Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)|Monroe Regional Airport]], where it destroyed a hangar, and then dissipated on 10:45 a.m., CST, the same day, with a total duration of nine minutes. It had an intensity of EF3 on the [[Enhanced Fujita scale]], with a track length of {{Convert|8.01|mi|km|abbr=on}} and a width of {{Convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=[[Damage Assessment Toolkit]] by [[NOAA]]}} Just after the dissipation, at 11:44 a.m., a tornado emergency was declared over Monroe and Northeast Ouachita Parish.{{Cite web |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=[[NOAA]]}}

Two minutes after its formation, it briefly had EF2 intensity before weakening back to EF1. At 10:39 a.m., it weakened to EF0 strength. It crossed the [[Ouachita River]] twice, where it again reached EF1 strength at 10:40 a.m. before turning sharply to the northeast, strengthening to EF2 intensity over Riverbend Drive. It then crossed the river again before avoiding [[Downtown Monroe, Louisiana|Downtown Monroe]] by a mile, crossing South Grand Street. Past the Ouachita River, it broke multiple trees and ripped off a roof from a home. It inflicted minor damage to the [[Masur Museum of Art]] before damaging the roofs of homes inside Monroe. It damaged a structure and tipped multiple poles, too. It then moved over the intersection of [[U.S. Route 165|US 165]] and [[Interstate 20 in Louisiana|I-20]] and then crossed Milhaven Road. The peak intensity of the tornado occurred at Orchid Drive, where EF3 intensity damage was inflicted due to a collapse of both interior and exterior walls in a residential single-story house; three roofs were damaged, with one home partially damaged. At 10:44 a.m., it weakened into an EF0. Shortly after, it intensified back into EF1. It then went near [[Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)|Monroe Regional Airport]], where it destroyed a hangar, and then dissipated on 10:45 a.m., CST, the same day, with a total duration of nine minutes. It had an intensity of EF3 on the [[Enhanced Fujita scale]], with a track length of {{Convert|8.01|mi|km|abbr=on}} and a width of {{Convert|300|yd|m|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=[[Damage Assessment Toolkit]] by [[NOAA]]}} Just after the dissipation, at 11:44 a.m., a tornado emergency was declared over Monroe and Northeast Ouachita Parish.{{Cite web |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=[[NOAA]]}}

== Impact ==

== Impact ==