Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry
- When
- May 10, 10:40 AM CST
- Where
- St. Landry County, Opelousas
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.530, -92.080
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 10, 1999
Numerous trees and power lines were reported downed across St. Landry Parish.
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
- $10,000
- 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.
Numerous trees and power lines were reported downed across St. Landry Parish. Other locations hit include Prairie Ronde and Port Barre.
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:39 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
- High Wind in Iowa, May 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 10, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 10, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 10 to 29, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Hail in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 10, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 10 to 26, 1999
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, May 1999
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: 5697511.