| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
70 kts. |
| State |
LOUISIANA |
| County/Area |
VERNON |
| WFO |
LCH |
| Begin Date |
07/26/2010 15:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
2 |
| Begin Azimuth |
ENE |
| Begin Location |
HORNBECK |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
31.34/-93.37 |
| End Date |
07/26/2010 15:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
HORNBECK |
| End Lat/Lon |
31.34/-93.39 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
310.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Deep tropical moisture moving across the region brought numerous showers and thunderstorms to central Louisiana throughout the day on July 26. One thunderstorm produced considerable wind damage to a farm in northwestern Vernon Parish. |
| Event Narrative |
Leesville Daily Leader newspaper reported two large chicken houses were destroyed at the Merriman Farm on Wolf Hill Road at B Hall Loop northeast of Hornbeck, with the loss of 22,000 chickens. An NWS Storm Survey determined damage was likely from a microburst that spread from southeast to northwest across the farm. A few trees were also blown down in the area. |
