Thunderstorm Wind — St. Landry, Louisiana

2024-05-16 · near Melville, St. Landry, Louisiana

Event narrative

The emergency manager of Saint Landry Parish reported numerous trees damaged throughout the east side of the parish. Numerous power outages were also reported.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1185120. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.