Tornado trouble in Louisiana

The National Weather Service confirmed that tornadoes hit the
 city of Rayne, about 80 miles west of Baton Rouge, and the
nearby city of Crowley on Saturday morning.

Packing winds between 111 and 135 mph, the tornado was 300
yards wide and produced damage over a 5-mile stretch,
according to the weather service.

"There's a lot of damage out there," Trahan said. "Most
residents were evacuated, leaving for other relatives'
homes. About 20 (who were) evacuated didn't have somewhere
to go, but were taken to the local fire department."

 Authorities say at least 11 people were injured by the
tornado, which brought winds between 111 and 135 mph, the
was 300 yards wide and produced damage over a 5-mile stretch.
the Northeast as forecasters warned of the threat of heavy
rains in the Southeast and a mix of rain and snow farther
north and More than 100 homes were damaged in Saturday's tornado,
many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500
 people were evacuated overnight because of natural gas
leaks. Now the task of cleaning up lies ahead in Rayne,
where sheet metal roofing clung to trees, chunks of homes
were ripped and tossed about, and downed tree limbs smashed
 cars.