Thunderstorm Wind in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 10, 2009 · East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$700.0M

Damage as recorded

$200K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Shelburn (32.8984, -91.2624).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 174369. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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