Thunderstorm Wind — La Salle, Louisiana

2024-12-28 · near Urania, La Salle, Louisiana

Event narrative

Trees downed on Highway 165 between Olla and Urania near the La Salle Correctional Center.

Wider weather episode

Widespread strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and behind of an approaching cold front during the morning of December 28th. Some of these storms produced small hail and a couple of the stronger clusters caused some wind damage. Later in the afternoon, increased instability and low-level wind shear in the warm sector allowed a few supercells to develop across Central and Northeast Louisiana. Immediately behind the supercells, a quasi-linear convective system developed and moved quickly eastward producing a few instances of strong damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.