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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 60 kts. |
| State | LOUISIANA |
| County/Area | CATAHOULA |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 08/09/2012 21:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | SW |
| Begin Location | LELAND |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.81/-91.74 |
| End Date | 08/09/2012 21:45:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 0 |
| End Azimuth | NW |
| End Location | TRINITY |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.63/-91.83 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 15.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong upper level disturbance interacted with a very warm and humid air mass in place across the region allowing several severe thunderstorms to develop during the evening hours of the 9th. The storms developed across far northeastern Louisiana and southeast Arkansas initially, gradually moving south as the evening wore on. Damage due to wind and hail occurred as a result of these storms, in addition to some damage as a result of lightning. |
| Event Narrative | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down all across northern Catahoula Parish. Power lines were blown down in Jonesville. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 247.10K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ST JOSEPH LAKE | TENSAS PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 05:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| KILBOURNE | WEST CARROLL PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MER ROUGE | MOREHOUSE PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.10K | 0.00K |
| PIONEER | WEST CARROLL PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| BRODENAX | MOREHOUSE PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:18 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRODENAX | MOREHOUSE PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| GIRARD | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| GIRARD | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTOONA | MADISON PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTOONA | MADISON PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| SWAMPERS | FRANKLIN PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| SWAMPERS | FRANKLIN PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTO | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 19:56 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTO | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| BUSHES | FRANKLIN PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| SICILY IS | CATAHOULA PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| NEW LIGHT | TENSAS PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| WINNSBORO | FRANKLIN PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| MANGHAM | RICHLAND PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LELAND | CATAHOULA PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| WILDSVILLE | CONCORDIA PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 21:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| OAK RIDGE | MOREHOUSE PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 21:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BASKIN | FRANKLIN PAR. | LA | 08/09/2012 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 247.10K | 0.00K |


