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High Wind — Webster, Louisiana

February 10, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$100K
Magnitude
100
Area
Webster

Event narrative (NOAA)

Damaging winds associated with a wake high pressure area caused minor tree and powerline damage. One A man was killed as he watched the storm from his front porch and a tree fell across him in Doyline. More than 20 utility poles fell in the Minden area. Damage also occurred to Sibley High School and the High School in Springhill.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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