LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Lake Charles this morning causing damage to several homes and a hospital.

An EF-2 tornado, with maximum winds of 115 mph, was on the ground for just over a mile, authorities said. The EF (Enhanced Fujita) scale is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The NWS said the tornado touched down near Vernon Road on the eastern side of McNeese State University and crossed Common, Center, Harvard and Kirkman streets before moving into the Moss Memorial Health Complex causing damage to roofing.

The tornado continued across Louisiana Avenue where it further intensified destroying the roofs of several homes along Elton Court while also causing widespread tree and electrical damage. The tornado weakened as it crossed Brentwood Lane before dissipating just east of Walton Street.

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No injuries were reported.

Storm surveys will continue across the region this afternoon, NWS said.

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