Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Louisiana
2022-08-23 · near Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana
$5K
Property damage
35 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Multiple poorly rooted trees were blown due to gusty winds and saturated soils.
Wider weather episode
A low pressure system spinning over northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing widespread heavy rain to northeast Louisiana through the day August 23rd. This flooded roads across portions of the area, and trees in saturated soils were more easily blown down.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089387. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.