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Thunderstorm Wind in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind April 9, 2020 · Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree downed on a car north of Basile.

The wider storm

A short wave moved across the region during the 9th and 10th while a warm and humid air mass was lifted north ahead of a cold front. Scattered severe storms occurred. The cold front passed through the region on the 12th producing an isolated severe storm in Lafayette.

Began near Basile (30.5000, -92.6000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 886494. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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