This downed electric pole prevented traffic from going any farther south on Picard Road, not far from Hwy. 90. The night of the storm, the road was blocked by the oak felled by winds at the Broussard residence on Picard. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)

Debris from the roof of the Senior Center was being picked up Tuesday morning after the Monday tornado. The roof was ripped from the Center at 601 Maple Street, leaving its music room and its sewing room a mess of wet tile and insulation. The main meeting area was unharmed. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)

Debris from the roof of the Senior Center was being picked up Tuesday morning after the Monday tornado. The roof was ripped from the Center at 601 Maple Street, leaving its music room and its sewing room a mess of wet tile and insulation. The main meeting area was unharmed. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)

An I-beam picked up and moved from the Walmart fuel station about 150 yards down the road. In the background of the I-beam photo is the shopping center that was damaged. Crews were already at work putting things right early Tuesday morning. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)

The largest area of damage in Sulphur was at and near Walmart, 525 N. Cities Service Highway Road in Sulphur. The Murphy Gas USA retail center was decimated. The sign was ripped from the ground. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)

The tornado, not the economy, was the reason for this Walmart to fold. (Eight stores were closed this year in the state.) The sign remained standing despite being in the path of the tornado that twisted, folded and pummeled parts of Sulphur. (Rita LeBleu / American Press)