High Wind — Upper Plaquemines, Louisiana

1996-03-18 to 1996-03-19 · Upper Plaquemines, Louisiana

Wider weather episode

Persistent gradient winds of 30-40 knots and frequent gusts to 50 knots caused scattered damage across sections of SE LA. St Tammany Parish: there were numerous power outages from fallen tree limbs across utility lines; in Mandeville a house was damaged and an automobile was crushed by a fallen tree; in Slidell the top of a tree snapped off and fell on an automobile. Washington Parish: in Franklinton a business sign was shattered, tree limbs fell and damaged an automobile and metal awnings were ripped from buildings. Jefferson Parish: in Gretna 8,000 square feet of roof was ripped off a business; in Metairie a basketball goal set in concrete was blown over. Orleans Parish: in Algiers a downed tree heavily damaged 2 automobiles and destroyed a metal utility shed, and damage to outbuilding and downed tree limbs was reported in far east New Orleans.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5543835. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.