Thunderstorm Wind in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind June 18, 2023 · West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and power lines were blown down across MS Highway 17, Gaddis Street, and Koerner Street.

The wider storm

An upper-level shortwave trough moving east through the Central Plains initiated a few clusters of thunderstorms over northern Louisiana early in the morning of June 18th. With an unstable air mass and strong jet stream over the region, these storms became severe and produced damaging wind in portions of far northeast Louisiana.

Began near Oak Grove (32.8680, -91.3870).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1151298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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