Thunderstorm Wind in Red River Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind February 10, 1998 · Red River Parish, Louisiana

100

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$6.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Almost every highway and road in the area was blocked by fallen trees and powerlines. Pine, hickory and oak trees, some over 200 years old toppled onto residences, yards and fences. Powerlines were knocked down and virtually every house and business was without power for two or more days. Over 600 residences suffered various kinds of damage. The Red Cross and local power companies were called in to distribute nearly 30,000 pounds of dry ice and over 1500 five gallon bottles of distilled water.

Began near Coushatta (32.0200, -93.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5634543. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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