The National Weather Service says two confirmed twisters touched down in East Baton Rouge Wednesday.
Along I-10 near Essen Lane, the National Weather Service found damage consistent with high end EF-1 with estimated winds at 110 mph. The path length is believed to have been 3.5 miles in length and 100 yards wide.
The most significant damage was in the vicinity of Ammon Staffing Building along I-10, where there was partial roof collapse and a vehicle tossed onto the interstate. A second twister, an EF-0 with winds up to 75 miles per hour, hit the Greenwell Springs area around 5:30 a.m. Most of the damage in the area was limited to downed tree limbs, some of which landed on vehicles, and damaged fencing.
Early Wednesday morning, storms hit Baton Rouge, with the National Weather Service in New Orleans issuing a tornado warning for East Baton Rouge Parish and Northwestern Livingston Parish around 4:45 a.m., canceling it around 5:15 a.m. and then advising of a new warning at 5:40 a.m.