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High Wind — Cameron, Louisiana

October 9, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$75K
Magnitude
61 EG
Area
Cameron

Event narrative (NOAA)

Cameron Parish Sheriff Office and local media reported a paramedic was killed 3 miles west-northwest of Creole at the South Cameron Memorial Hospital when a trailer was blown off its blocks and pinned him against a vehicle. The emergency room canopy at the hospital was also damaged and numerous tree limbs were broken off trees in the area. Radar velocity data from KLCH indicated winds up to 70 mph.

Other notable high wind events in Louisiana

St. Landry · December 16, 20002 killedWebster · February 10, 19981 killedGrant · April 25, 19971 killed

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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