Lightning in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lightning June 14, 2025 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a home and started a fire on Janin Road near Emancipation Drive in Broussard.

An inverted trough moved slowly along the coast of Louisiana increasing moisture which caused heavy rain and thunderstorms over multiple days.

Began near Billeaud (30.1600, -91.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1276451. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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