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Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2024 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$1K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was snapped during a thunderstorm.

The wider storm

Multiple upper disturbances moved across the region from the 12th through the 16th causing a rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms which produced numerous reports of damage, flooding, and high winds.

Began near Carencro (30.3359, -92.0583).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1185070. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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