Thunderstorm Wind — Union, Louisiana
July 29, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
Union
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 65 year old man from Bastrop, LA drowned on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville after severe thunderstorm winds blew his boat off of his trailer at the boat ramp and into the water. He swam out to retrieve his boat and was overcome by the high waves.
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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.