Lightning in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Lightning August 7, 2020 · St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a cedar tree exploding the tree. Fragments of wood damaged a couple of nearby homes by puncturing siding, busting windows, and destroying an air conditioner unit.

The wider storm

A weak front drifted into the area during the 4th and dissolved by the 8th. This produced multiple days of unsettled weather in Southwest Louisiana.

Began near Morgan City (29.7000, -91.1900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 917129. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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