Thunderstorm Wind — Lafayette, Louisiana
December 24, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Lafayette
Event narrative (NOAA)
Straight line winds associated with a squall line blew down a large but rotten tree onto a mobile home located in the 1200 block of Lafayette Street in Scott. One person in the mobile home was killed but the other two occupants were not injured. Wind gusts were estimated between 40 to 50 mph. No other damage occurred in the area.
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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.