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Thunderstorm Wind in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 6, 2023 · Iberia Parish, Louisiana

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power poles were downed along Jefferson Island Road and on Caroline Street.

The wider storm

A series of upper disturbances pushed across South Louisiana producing daily scattered thunderstorms. A few storms became severe during the period of the 6th through the 10th. A tornado also developed in Acadia Parish causing damage near Morse.

Began near New Iberia Arpt (30.0000, -91.8900).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1102677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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