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Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind June 2, 2024 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A chimney top was blown off along with a tree and power lines downed south of Youngsville.

The wider storm

A moist and unstable airmass interacted with upper disturbances that passed across the region during the first and second of June. Scattered severe weather and flooding resulted from this interaction both afternoons.

Began near Youngsville (30.0600, -91.9900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1196615. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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