Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 10, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 10, 1998
Start: 1998-02-10T15:15
End: 1998-02-10T15:15
Location: Louisiana

February 10, 1998 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $4.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: February 10, 3:15 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, 5 mi E of Mansfield
Measured: 90 kt (104 mph)
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $4.0 million
Coordinates: 32.030, -93.630

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.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, February 1998

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634544.