Thunderstorm Wind — De Soto, Louisiana

1998-02-10 · near Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana

Event narrative

A multitude of downed trees and powerlines left the area without electricity for more than 12 hours. Electrical companies estimate that nearly 60,000 people in the region were without power. There were three injuries reported, no seriously, coming from drivers hitting downed trees with their vehicles. Numerous signs were bent and twisted, portable signs were blown down the road, a vacant mobile home was overturned and every street and neighbourhood was littered with limbs and uprooted trees. Scores of residents reported damaged roofs and flattened cars. The local Red Cross was called in to provide food and water. Nineteen homes without insurance suffered major damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5634544. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.