Storm Events Database

Event	Flash Flood
-- Flood Cause	Heavy Rain
State	LOUISIANA
County/Area	TENSAS
WFO	JAN
Begin Date	10/15/2009 13:00:00 CST-6
Begin Range	4
Begin Azimuth	SSE
Begin Location	WESTWOOD
Begin Lat/Lon	32.13/-91.3
End Date	10/15/2009 13:55:00 CST-6
End Range	3
End Azimuth	E
End Location	BALMORAL
End Lat/Lon	32.12/-91.17
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	0.00K
Crop Damage	200.00K
Episode Narrative	During the morning and afternoon of the 15th a strong cold front came across the region from the northwest. A moist and unstable airmass intercepted the cold front. This resulted in some isolated severe storms across northeast Louisiana as well as an EF0 tornado in Tensas Parish. There was some nickel size hail and thunderstorm wind damage across portions of northeast Louisiana. With the tornado A mobile home rolled over as well as the west sides of a commercial building was blown out with some roof tiles. Also isolated heavy storms caused some flooding across some fields across southern Madison and northern Tensas parishes.
Event Narrative	Fields across northern Tensas Parish were flooded which damaged many crops due to standing water.

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	Mag	PrD	CrD
Totals:								75.00K	500.00K
BEEKMAN	MOREHOUSE PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	07:53	CST-6	Hail	0.88 in.	0.00K	0.00K
CHARLIEVILLE	RICHLAND PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	09:50	CST-6	Hail	0.75 in.	0.00K	0.00K
SWAMPERS	FRANKLIN PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	11:08	CST-6	Hail	0.75 in.	0.00K	0.00K
NEW LIGHT	TENSAS PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	11:17	CST-6	Hail	0.75 in.	0.00K	0.00K
WESTWOOD	TENSAS PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	11:40	CST-6	Flash Flood		0.00K	300.00K
OSCEOLA	TENSAS PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	11:44	CST-6	Tornado	EF0	60.00K	0.00K
LAKE BRUIN	TENSAS PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	11:44	CST-6	Thunderstorm Wind	52 kts. EG	15.00K	0.00K
WESTWOOD	TENSAS PAR.	LA	10/15/2009	13:00	CST-6	Flash Flood		0.00K	200.00K
Totals:								75.00K	500.00K