Lightning — St. Mary, Louisiana

2020-08-07 · near Morgan City, St. Mary, Louisiana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.7000, -91.1900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 917129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.