Thunderstorm Wind — Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

2024-04-10 · near Williamsport, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

Event narrative

A wide swath of wind damage, nearly 2 miles wide, occurred along Highway 1 just west of Old River. Dozens of trees were downed between Purpera Road and Tarwood Lane. The Senior Center in Ennis also had a tree downed onto it. Winds were estimated between 80 and 90 mph based on the number of trees downed.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance, surface low, and cold front produced a line of severe thunderstorms that pushed across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi in the morning and early afternoon hours of Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The line of severe thunderstorms produced strong straight line winds, extensive flash flooding in the New Orleans metro area and several tornadoes. The strongest tornado was an EF-2 tornado that impacted the city of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, LA on the morning of the 10th. 7 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. 4 of those 7 touched down and tracked across just the city of Slidell. At one point, as many as 3 of those 7 were on the ground at the same time. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EFU to EF2 after NWS storm surveys and high resolution satellite analysis were conducted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1177930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.