Louisiana, 1998

Tornado in Louisiana, September 11, 1998

September 11, 1998 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado associated with an outer rainband of Tropical Storm Frances moved north to northwest across the community of Midland, doing extensive damage to the high school. The gymnasium, cafeteria, and library were the worst hit.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$5.0 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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

A tornado associated with an outer rainband of Tropical Storm Frances moved north to northwest across the community of Midland, doing extensive damage to the high school. The gymnasium, cafeteria, and library were the worst hit. Three outbuildings were also destroyed on school grounds. Twelve homes in Midland received damage as the tornado passed through town, two of which were destroyed. Several people at the school took refuge in the gynasium, and flying debris slightly injured two of them.

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Acadia

When
September 11, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Acadia County, Midland
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$5.0 million
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
30.180, -92.500

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5667888.