Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Louisiana during the afternoon and moved westward, with one severe thunderstorm striking the DeRidder area.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Louisiana during the afternoon and moved westward, with one severe thunderstorm striking the DeRidder area.
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake Charles American Press and Cameron Pilot newspapers reported lightning started a fire in the Management Unit 1 region of Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, located in the north-central portion of the refuge. The wildfire continued for nearly two weeks, burning around 4000 acres of marshland.
Beauregard Daily News newspaper reported several trees and power lines blown down across De Ridder. One building at the intersection of Wilson Street and West First Street suffered roof damage.
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