PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 353 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0828 PM TSTM WND DMG IVANHOE 30.68N 94.41W 03/25/2009 TYLER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT TYLER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES IN IVANHOE. 0930 PM TSTM WND DMG BUNA 30.44N 93.96W 03/25/2009 JASPER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN IN BUNA REPORTED BY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE. 1005 PM TSTM WND DMG DEQUINCY 30.45N 93.44W 03/25/2009 CALCASIEU LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND SIGNIFCANT WIND DAMAGE FROM A MICROBURST ACROSS DEQUINCY. ONE DOWNTOWN BUILDING HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF AND A TRAILER ON FOURTH STREET WAS DAMAGED. SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A NNW TO SSE DIRECTION WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH. 1005 PM TSTM WND DMG DERIDDER 30.85N 93.29W 03/25/2009 BEAUREGARD LA BROADCAST MEDIA TREES DOWN IN DERIDDER ON HARVEY CROSSING ROAD REPORTED BY KPLC-TV. 1012 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW RAGLEY 30.49N 93.29W 03/25/2009 BEAUREGARD LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 12 WEST OF THE KERNAN COMMUNITY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN FROM NW TO SE. 1014 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 N SULPHUR 30.33N 93.36W 03/25/2009 CALCASIEU LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE IN THE BUHLER COMMUNITY ALONG HIGHWAY 27 AND BANKENS RD. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A RADIO TOWER AT A GAS PLANT WAS TOPPLED. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO SKIRTING AND SIDING. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A NW TO SE DIRECTION WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH. 1020 PM TSTM WND DMG SUGARTOWN 30.84N 93.01W 03/25/2009 BEAUREGARD LA LAW ENFORCEMENT CARPORT BLOWN INTO ROADWAY REPORTED BY BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE. 1020 PM TSTM WND DMG RAGLEY 30.51N 93.23W 03/25/2009 BEAUREGARD LA LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN RAGLEY REPORTED BY BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE. 1040 PM TSTM WND DMG MOSS BLUFF 30.30N 93.20W 03/25/2009 CALCASIEU LA NWS EMPLOYEE TREE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 171 1/2 MILE NORTH OF GILLIS. 1044 PM HAIL 3 ESE BEAUMONT 30.07N 94.10W 03/25/2009 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON TX PUBLIC REPORTED BY INDUSTRY. 1045 PM HAIL SULPHUR 30.23N 93.36W 03/25/2009 M1.00 INCH CALCASIEU LA BROADCAST MEDIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SULPHUR REPORTED BY KPLC-TV. 1046 PM TSTM WND DMG RAGLEY 30.51N 93.23W 03/25/2009 BEAUREGARD LA BROADCAST MEDIA WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT BEAUREGARD PARISH REPORTED BY KPLC-TV. 1047 PM TSTM WND DMG OBERLIN 30.62N 92.76W 03/25/2009 ALLEN LA PUBLIC TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A FEW BUILDINGS IN OBERLIN. 1050 PM HAIL CARLYSS 30.18N 93.37W 03/25/2009 E1.00 INCH CALCASIEU LA BROADCAST MEDIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CARLYSS BY KPLC-TV. 1055 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW LAKE CHARLES 30.17N 93.25W 03/25/2009 CALCASIEU LA NWS STORM SURVEY A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF LAKE CHARLES. 1056 PM TSTM WND GST 5 S LAKE CHARLES 30.14N 93.20W 03/25/2009 M60.40 MPH CALCASIEU LA MESONET 60.4 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT LAKE CHARLES AG CENTER. 1057 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 ESE OBERLIN 30.57N 92.62W 03/25/2009 ALLEN LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE IN THE HAMPTON COMMUNITY ALONG COTTONGIN CASTOR ROAD AT HIGHWAY 104. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH ONE FALLING ON A HOUSE. A MOBILE HOME HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A WNW TO ESE DIRECTION WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH. 1101 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 SSW GRAND LAKE 30.02N 93.28W 03/25/2009 M40.00 MPH GMZ432 LA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED BY WEATHER UNDERGROUND GAGE AT BIG LAKE. 1105 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE GRAND LAKE 30.05N 93.22W 03/25/2009 CAMERON LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS THUNDERSTORM MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE WITHIN SUBDIVISIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF CAL CAM LINE ROAD. EXTENT OF DAMAGE INCLUDED METAL STORAGE BUILDINGS ROLLED OVER AND DESTROYED...METAL CARPORT RIPPED OFF HOME WITH PIECES LANDING ON BOAT AND REMAINDER OF YARD. NUMEROUS MOBILE HOMES HAS SKIRTING RIPPED OFF. ALL DEBRIS WAS BLOWN FROM WEST TO EAST DIRECTION. 1111 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW MAMOU 30.62N 92.46W 03/25/2009 EVANGELINE LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE ALONG A 3 MILE LONG PATH FROM 3 WSW MAMOU TO 2 SSW MAMOU. ALONG HIGHWAY 104 NEAR LD VERETTE RD SEVERAL HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ALONG HIGHWAY 13 SOUTH OF MAMOU SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED OR BLOWN DOWN. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A NW TO SE DIRECTION WITH ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 70 MPH. 1115 PM TSTM WND DMG MAMOU 30.63N 92.42W 03/25/2009 EVANGELINE LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN HALF OF MAMOU. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A BUILDING ON COUNTRY CLUB LN WITH SHEET METAL THROWN ACROSS THE ROAD. DEBRIS FROM THE BUILDING STRUCK THE SAVOY HOSPITAL BREAKING NUMEROUS WINDOWS ON THE 3RD FLOOR. SEVERAL HOMES HAD ROOF AND PORCH DAMAGE. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A NW TO SE DIRECTION WITH ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 65 MPH. 1127 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW LAWTELL 30.55N 92.20W 03/25/2009 ST. LANDRY LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE ALONG PRAIRIE RONDE HIGHWAY BETWEEN CHANTEBERRY ROAD AND RAPHAEL ROAD. A CONVENIENCE STORE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH FONTENOT ROAD HAD ITS ROOF PARTIALLY RIPPED OFF WITH DEBRIS BLOWN ACROSS PRAIRIE RONDE HIGHWAY INTO A RESIDENCE. SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE HIGHWAY. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A WEST TO EAST DIRECTION WITH ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 65 MPH. 1128 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N LAWTELL 30.55N 92.18W 03/25/2009 ST. LANDRY LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND INTENSE MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE NORTH OF LAWTELL ALONG BERTRAND RD. ONE TIED DOWN MOBILE HOME WAS FLIPPED OVER ONTO SEVERAL VEHICLES AND DESTROYED. DEBRIS FROM THE MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN UP TO 200 YARDS AWAY ACROSS A FIELD. A NEARBY BARN SUFFERED MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE. OTHER MOBILE HOMES IN THE AREA RECEIVED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ALL DAMAGE WAS IN A WSW TO ENE DIRECTION WITH ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 90 MPH. 1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E BORDELONVILLE 31.11N 91.87W 03/25/2009 AVOYELLES LA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE FIRE CHIEF REPORTS TREES DOWN JUST EAST OF TOWN. 1130 PM HAIL HACKBERRY 29.97N 93.43W 03/25/2009 E0.50 INCH CAMERON LA LAW ENFORCEMENT HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE IN HACKBERRY REPORTED BY CAMERON PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE. 1133 PM TSTM WND GST LACASSINE NATIONAL WILD 29.99N 92.93W 03/25/2009 M60.00 MPH CAMERON LA MESONET 60 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY LACASSINE RAWS MESONET STATION. 1137 PM TSTM WND DMG OPELOUSAS 30.52N 92.08W 03/25/2009 ST. LANDRY LA LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGH THE PARISH REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE. 1140 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NW GRAND LAKE 30.06N 93.30W 03/25/2009 M50.00 MPH GMZ432 LA PUBLIC REPORTED BY VESSEL NEAR CALCASIEU LOCKS. 1149 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE OPELOUSAS 30.55N 92.00W 03/25/2009 ST. LANDRY LA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND MICROBURST WIND DAMAGE ON THE NORTH END OF MILA ROAD NEAR THE KINGS TRUCK STOP ON HIGHWAY 190. ONE MOBILE HOME ON CINDER BLOCKS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND ANOTHER HAD PART OF ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. DEBRIS FROM BOTH MOBILE HOMES BLEW INTO A THIRD MOBILE HOME CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO ITS SIDING AND ROOF. TWO OUTBUILDINGS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. ALL DEBRIS WAS BLOWN FROM SW TO NE WITH ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 90 MPH. 1152 PM TSTM WND GST PORT BARRE 30.56N 91.96W 03/25/2009 M62.80 MPH ST. LANDRY LA NEWSPAPER PUBLIC MEASURED 62.8 MPH WIND GUST IN PORT BARRE WITH DAVIS WIND EQUIPMENT. REPORTED BY OPELOUSAS DAILY WORLD. 1210 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S DUSON 30.20N 92.19W 03/26/2009 LAFAYETTE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT LAFAYETTE SHERIFFS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A TREE DOWN IN THE 6900 BLOCK OF LANDRY ROAD. 1215 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LAFAYETTE 30.14N 92.03W 03/26/2009 LAFAYETTE LA PUBLIC METAL PATIO COVER BLOWN OFF AND BARN DOOR BLOWN OUT ON MILL CREEK RD DUE TO HIGH WINDS. 1225 AM HAIL 5 N CARENCRO 30.38N 92.04W 03/26/2009 E0.25 INCH LAFAYETTE LA PUBLIC PEA SIZE HAIL IN NORTH CARENCRO. 1233 AM TSTM WND DMG 11 N CATAHOULA 30.37N 91.71W 03/26/2009 ST. MARTIN LA LAW ENFORCEMENT ST. MARTIN SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REPORT OF A TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ON ATCHAFALAYA RIVER HIGHWAY. 0142 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 11 SW CYPREMORT POINT 29.67N 91.92W 03/26/2009 M40.00 MPH GMZ435 LA PUBLIC REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN VERMILION BAY. 0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW FRANKLIN 29.82N 91.55W 03/26/2009 ST. MARY LA BROADCAST MEDIA 13 UTILITY POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A LARGE SHED WAS DEMOLISHED ON YOKELY ROAD. A TRACTOR TRAILER AT A TRUCK STOP ON NORTHWEST BLVD NEAR HIGHWAY 90 WAS BLOWN ON ITS SIDE. THE REAR PORTION OF A NEARBY RESTAURANT WAS DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS THROWN ACROSS FIELDS TO THE NORTHEAST. REPORTS FROM FRANKLIN PD AND LOCAL MEDIA. 0210 AM HAIL FRANKLIN 29.80N 91.51W 03/26/2009 E1.75 INCH ST. MARY LA LAW ENFORCEMENT FRANKLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED REPORTS OF AROUND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN FRANKLIN.