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PANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Panola County. In addition to the widespread damage caused by very strong thunderstorm winds across East Texas, the NWS has also confirmed an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in eastern Panola County in the very early morning hours of Friday. This tornado formed just west of County Road 322 where it knocked a large tree onto a family home before moving east-southeast out of Texas and crossing into Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Maximum winds were estimated to be upwards of 110 miles per hour.
NWS Shreveport confirms EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Panola County (msn.com)