A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town, killing a woman and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1 500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks. The 21-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on her house. Debris was littered throughout Rayne, the town of about 8 500 people, after a line of violent thunderstorms moved through the area and left behind a swath of damage about 4.8 kilometers long.
About 1 500 people were ordered out of the area for the night.