Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia
- When
- March 16, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Acadia County, Mire
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -92.200
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 16, 1998
Severe downburst winds destroyed two mobile homes, severely damaged two other mobile homes and a lounge, and slightly damaged another two mobile homes and two single family structures.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Severe downburst winds destroyed two mobile homes, severely damaged two other mobile homes and a lounge, and slightly damaged another two mobile homes and two single family structures.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, March 16, 1998
- High Wind in Mississippi, March 16 to 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flood in Oklahoma, March 16 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Flooding in Nebraska, March 16 to 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 16, 1998
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, March 16 to 17, 1998
More
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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: 5640031.