Thunderstorm Wind in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind August 30, 2014 · West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

Death

$8K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A St. Francisville man was killed after a pecan tree fell on his truck as he was pulling out of his driveway. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff indicated the incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. during a storm. The 64-year-old driver was driving his pick-up truck away from his barn in St. Francisville when the pecan tree fell and a limb crushed him inside his truck. The parish Emergency Manager reported that this was an isolated incident and no other wind damage noted in area so that winds likely did not reach 50 knots.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance over southwest Louisiana produced numerous thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana during the morning and afternoon hours of August 30th.

Began near St Francisville (30.7700, -91.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 533128. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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