Lightning, Rapides
- When
- July 21, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, Boyce
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -92.680
A man was injured by a lightning strike while moving his barbeque pit in his yard.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 21, 2009
A small line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved rapidly to the northeast across Rapides Parish during the early afternoon hours, producing several reports of wind damage and causing one injury due to lightning.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 small line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved rapidly to the northeast across Rapides Parish during the early afternoon hours, producing several reports of wind damage and causing one injury due to lightning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- July 21, 11:59 AM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, 1.14 mi NW of Boyce
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 31.392, -92.693
The public reported trees down one mile west of Boyce.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- July 21, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, 3.56 mi ENE of Lecompte
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 31.120, -92.345
The public reported trees blown down on Highway 457 four miles east-northeast of Lecompte.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- July 21, 12:18 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, 2.39 mi SE of Kolin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -92.297
The public reported a large tree limb fell and blocked Locker Road east of Kolin.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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
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- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 2009
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- Hail in Wisconsin, July 21, 2009
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 21, 2009
- Hail in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2009
- Hail in Iowa, July 21, 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 190222, 190223, 190225, 190233.