A cold front pushed across Louisiana with showers and storms ahead of the boundary. A couple storms produce tornadoes with one being long tracked.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 16-DEC-19 10:29:00 to 16-DEC-19 10:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNION HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado formed on the south end of a line of thunderstorms during the mid part of the morning. The tornado touched down just south of LA 462 near Simon Doyle Road where it downed trees and caused damage to one home. The tornado then moved North northeast to the middle section of Doshie Road where it it snapped trees and caused roof damage to several homes and barns. As the tornado moved further north up Doshie Road it strengthened to an EF2 intensity uprooting trees and taking off
the roof of the Perkins Feed Farm Building as well as damaging other nearby structures.

Tornado in BEAUREGARD, LOUISIANA
From 16-DEC-19 11:10:00 to 16-DEC-19 11:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE RIDDER
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado began in DeRidder Louisiana just north of 171 on East 1st Street where it created minor roof damage and took out several overhead doors. The winds at this time were estimated at 78 mph. As the tornado moved northeast, it strengthened near Mac Sterling Road crossing into Vernon Parish near the intersection of John Brewer and Borel Roads. Roughly 40 structures were in the path of the tornado with various degrees of damage. Two homes had exterior walls collapse with the interior remaining intact. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed. The max estimated winds while in Beauregard Parish was 152 MPH.

Tornado in VERNON, LOUISIANA
From 16-DEC-19 11:18:00 to 16-DEC-19 12:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROSEPINE
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado began in Beauregard Parish and moved into Vernon Parish near the intersection of John Brewer and Borel Roads as an EF3 with winds estimated at 152 MPH. A fatality occurred on Borel Road as the tornado passed around 11:18 am CST. Extensive damage occurred to well built homes as well as mobile homes. This developing long track tornado continued moving northeast crossing Churchman Road where it ripped large open areas off home roofs. Winds were estimated at 135 mph. The tornado moved across forest areas of the southeast part of the Fort Polk Army Base. The tornado crossed into the east central part of Vernon Parish where trees and several homes were damaged around the Sandhill and Coral Roads area with winds estimated at 74 to 107 mph. The tornado moved in Rapides Parish 1 mile south of Highway 121. Roughly 26 structures were damaged along the path.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 16-DEC-19 12:08:00 to 16-DEC-19 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HINESTON
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 22.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado moved into Rapides Parish from Vernon Parish crossing Highway 121 as an EF1. Large branches were snapped off. The tornado was about 230 yards wide as it crossed Hwy 1199 and Clint Louis Road. The tornado continued to uproot or snap trees and at this point was about 8 miles southwest of Alexandria.
The tornado strengthened again briefly to an EF3 as it began entering the western part of the Alexandria area. Mobile homes, warehouses, and homes on slabs were all heavily damaged or destroyed in the Ross Lane and Hwy 128 locations. A recreational baseball park was destroyed as well as a Chevron Gas station. The tornado then weakened to an EF2 as it moved further east into the Cloverleaf Blvd and Larkspur Drive residential areas. Trees were uprooted onto homes and carports with a few homes with significant roof structure damage noted.
The tornado continued to weaken to an EF1 as it move east tossing or turning over travel trailers at the Cenla RV Center. The tornado then moved across the Red River snapping the tops of trees at Highway 165 and Rainbow Drive. Finally, the tornado moved to Edgewood Drive where trees were snapped and home damage occurred as very tall pine trees were snapped or uprooted and fell onto several homes. The tornado then moved further east where it quickly weakened and dissipated. Max estimated winds in Rapides Parish was 158 MPH. Roughly 575 structures were damaged.