Tornado Kills 3, Downs Old Trees

Mon., Dec. 2, 1996

Compiled From Wire Services

More than 100 old oak trees were strewn amid the wreckage of homes Sunday along the path of a tornado that ripped through town. Three people were killed.

The storm Saturday night destroyed six homes and damaged 49, while overturning trucks on a nearby highway and blowing a wall off a factory.

Tornadoes also skipped across parts of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, causing scattered damage and injuries.

Emergency teams and volunteers helped this northern Louisiana community about 45 miles east of Shreveport clean up Sunday. Power was restored to most homes by morning.

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