Thunderstorm Wind — East Carroll, Louisiana

2009-05-10 · near Shelburn, East Carroll, Louisiana

$700.0M

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A swath of damaging winds north of Lake Providence caused numerous trees, power poles, and power lines to have been blown down. Substantial damage occurred to the Shelburn Fire Station and numerous homes were damaged. A tree fell on a house on Highland Road.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, a small outbreak of severe storms occurred across the ArkLaMiss region. There were a number of reports of hail, wind damage, and a few tornadoes across the region. One of the strongest storms moved across Sharkey county. This storm produced an EF1 tornado in the Delta National Forest. Another strong storm produced three injuries in Rankin County, when broken and flying glass from a vehicle injured 3 people. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 174369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.