Thunderstorm Wind — Iberville, Louisiana

2008-05-15 · near Grosse Tete, Iberville, Louisiana

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree that fell on a trailer killing a man inside.

Wider weather episode

Widespread heavy rainfall and strong to severe thunderstorms affected much of southeast Louisiana over a two day period. The adverse weather was the result of a series of strong upper level disturbances moving across the lower Mississippi Valley in advance of a strong and slow southward moving cold front.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 100810. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.