Lightning in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Lightning August 14, 2025 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A home on Jackson Street was struck by lightning which resulted in a fire.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance slowly moved across Louisiana allowing for scattered showers and storms to develop during the afternoons of mid-August. The slow motion and high rain rate produced flooding in Alexandria.

Began near Alexandria Southwest (31.2700, -92.4900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289627. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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