Power Outage in Baton Rouge, LA

Local fire department reported downed powerlines from thunderstorm winds in Baker.

Ida���s winds downed numerous trees, power lines and power poles across the parish, with over 85 roads closed due to downed trees/lines or debris. Several structures suffered minor to moderate wind damage. Nearly 250,000 homes/businesses were without power during the peak. In the aftermath of the storm, two heat-related fatalities occurred.

Thunderstorm damaging winds downed multiple trees and powerlines on Airline Highway near Highland.

Thunderstorm damaging winds snapped power poles near the intersection of Government and Caddo Street in Baton Rouge.

Thunderstorm damaging winds downed 2 high power transmission towers near Airline and Highland.

Report from east baton rouge parish about power line down and tree on vehicle near jefferson and stumberg by tiger bend.

Delta produced sustained tropical storm force winds with peak gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range downed numerous trees and snapped some power poles across the parish. Falling trees caused damage to a few structures and led to widespread power outages as the trees or limbs fell on power lines. Over 140 roads were blocked by fallen trees and at the peak, more than 75,000 homes or approximately 35 percent of the parish |were without power.

A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage in Baton Rouge, LA. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds of 110 mph.||The tornado first touched down near Essen Park Avenue, just south of the Interstate 10 near Essen Lane. It produced minor roof damage to the Fairfield Inn, snapped a few smaller trees and knocked down a light pole. The tornado rapidly intensified, producing significantly more damage just moments later. As the tornado reached two Ammon Staffing buildings, it downed fencing, peeled the northern side metal roof of, and blew out a window on the east side of the building. Of the two buildings, the western one was damaged the most. More than half its flat roof was ripped off or collapsed. There was a partial collapse of the southwest exterior wall on the second story. It is suspected that a large limb or some other object hit that corner of the building, which could have aided in the lifting of the roof. No roof straps were seen during the survey. The tornado also damaged the roof of a building just to the east of the Ammon Staffing Buildings. Only the center section of the roof was removed and the rafters actually remained intact. Based on the overall damage of these 3 buildings, a peak wind speed of 110 mph was given at this point which was the strongest point of the tornado's track. These winds carried over into those building's parking lot to carry debris and, based on tire slide marks, may have pushed a vehicle through a chain link fence to the interstate on-ramp. ||The tornado the crossed Interstate 10. On the north side of the interstate, it downed smaller trees, ripped off some vinyl siding and damaged the roof slightly. The tornado continued northeastward, downing several large trees and powerlines along Essen Heights Ct. The tornado then moved through Westminster, downing multiple trees across several streets. As the tornado passed over Westminster Elementary School, it damaged the school sign and ripped skirting of modular classrooms. The strength of the tornado would generally only weaken from this point onward. Tree damage persisted along a path through the I-12 and Airline Highway intersection. Minor commercial building window damage was noted near the Costco. The last few points of damage were just east-northeast of this location through Cedarcrest Avenue and finally Old Hammond Highway just east of Sherwood Blvd.

A National Weather Service Damage Assessment Team has surveyed the storm damage in Baton Rouge, LA. It has been determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado has been rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Damage estimates were consistent with winds of 110 mph.||The tornado first touched down near Essen Park Avenue, just south of the Interstate 10 near Essen Lane. It produced minor roof damage to the Fairfield Inn, snapped a few smaller trees and knocked down a light pole. The tornado rapidly intensified, producing significantly more damage just moments later. As the tornado reached two Ammon Staffing buildings, it downed fencing, peeled the northern side metal roof of, and blew out a window on the east side of the building. Of the two buildings, the western one was damaged the most. More than half its flat roof was ripped off or collapsed. There was a partial collapse of the southwest exterior wall on the second story. It is suspected that a large limb or some other object hit that corner of the building, which could have aided in the lifting of the roof. No roof straps were seen during the survey. The tornado also damaged the roof of a building just to the east of the Ammon Staffing Buildings. Only the center section of the roof was removed and the rafters actually remained intact. Based on the overall damage of these 3 buildings, a peak wind speed of 110 mph was given at this point which was the strongest point of the tornado's track. These winds carried over into those building's parking lot to carry debris and, based on tire slide marks, may have pushed a vehicle through a chain link fence to the interstate on-ramp. ||The tornado the crossed Interstate 10. On the north side of the interstate, it downed smaller trees, ripped off some vinyl siding and damaged the roof slightly. The tornado continued northeastward, downing several large trees and powerlines along Essen Heights Ct. The tornado then moved through Westminster, downing multiple trees across several streets. As the tornado passed over Westminster Elementary School, it damaged the school sign and ripped skirting of modular classrooms. The strength of the tornado would generally only weaken from this point onward. Tree damage persisted along a path through the I-12 and Airline Highway intersection. Minor commercial building window damage was noted near the Costco. The last few points of damage were just east-northeast of this location through Cedarcrest Avenue and finally Old Hammond Highway just east of Sherwood Blvd.

Frequent tropical storm force wind gusts resulted in minor to moderate tree damage with numerous large limbs and a few trees downed. Minor power outages were reported with a peak outage of less than 10 percent of the parish affected. Additionally, localized street flooding was reported on the 14th during periods of heavy rainfall. A maximum wind gust of 49 mph was reported at Baton Rouge Airport around midday on the 13th. There were several reports of funnel clouds received from portions of East Baton Rouge Parish on the 14th, but a storm survey was unable to find any damage indicative of a tornado path. Rainfall across the parish ranged from 3 to 5 inches with a narrow band of 6 to 8 inch totals across the far eastern portion of the parish. The highest reported rainfall was 7.84 inches near Monticello at COCORAHS site LA-EB-19.

A couple of trees and power lines were reported blown down on the north and northeast sides of Baton Rouge near Baker and Merrydale. Event time was estimated based on radar.

Approximately 10 trees and a number of large branches were blown down in a residential area in the vicinity of Jefferson Terrace Park. Several trees fell on house roofs, and others on power lines. The area of scattered wind damage was fairly broad with orientation of damage in an easterly direction.

A power line was reported blown down on Mapleton Drive.

A power line was reported blown down on Machost Road near Zachary.

A weak tornado touched down on an intermittent path along Hammond Highway from near Cedarcrest Avenue to Sherwood Forest Drive. Several powers lines were blown down, several small trees were also snapped and a tree was blown onto a house. A pickup truck being blown over at a convenience station was captured on security camera video. The driver suffered minor injuries. The tornado was rated EF1 with a maximum wind speed estimated around 90 mph. Path width approximately 30 yards wide and path length about 0.6 miles long.

Numerous trees blown down or snapped about 30 feet off the ground. Multiple buildings with roof and/or chimney damage. Power lines knocked down. A double carport was destroyed and a 15,000 pound fifth wheel camper rolled over.

Numerous trees blown down or snapped about 30 feet off the ground. Multiple buildings with roof and/or chimney damage. Power lines knocked down. A double carport was destroyed and a 15,000 pound fifth wheel camper rolled over.

Trees were damaged and an aluminum awning was blown into power lines near 14244 Milldale Road.

A tree was uprooted and a power pole was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the Louisiana State University campus. The event time was estimated by radar.

Trees were blown down along Millerville Road in the Tunica Hills area in Baton Rouge. This caused power outages to approximately 1000 Demco Electric Company customers. Type and size of trees were unknown.

Power lines were reported blown down near Baton Rouge Ryan Airport.

Power outages were reported at the Mall of Louisiana. Event time was estimated based on radar.

Baton Rouge TV stations report trees and powerlines down across several locations in Baton Rouge. Over 20,000 customers were without power. Time estimated based on radar.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines throughout the city. A tree fell on a house on Stanford Avenue. Significant tree damage occurred around the Louisiana State University campus and in the Southdowns area. Scattered commercial signs along Perkins Road were blown down. Significant structural damage occurred to the Louisiana State University football indoor facility and several other buildings had roof damage. Damage at the LSU campus was estimated around four million dollars. A survey crew estimated sustained winds speeds near 80 mph. The Baton Rouge ASOS equipment at Baton Rouge Ryan Field Airport located north of the worst damage recorded at 67 mph wind gust. Entergy Louisiana reported that more than 14,600 of their customers were without power in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Trees and power lines were knocked down on the north side of Baton Rouge. Several homes and buildings were damaged by thunderstorms winds and falling trees in the community of Central.

Trees and power lines were knocked down on the north side of Baton Rouge. Several homes and buildings were damaged by thunderstorms winds and falling trees in the community of Central.

A weak tornado touched down just north of the Greenwell Springs community downing several trees, ripping down large tree limbs and power lines, and causing damage to several house roofs.

Tree limbs and power lines downed in the Baton Rouge area. In addition, heavy rainfall caused extensive street flooding.

Trees and power lines were reported down at various locations across the parish.

Trees and power lines were blown down in sections of Baton Rouge.

Power lines and a tree were blown down.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines near downtown Baton Rouge.

Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down on a house resulting in severe damage, knocked down several other trees, power lines, and telephone poles, caused the roof of a building to partially collapse, and caused minor damage to several buildings at the State Capitol complex. A utility pole and three transformers crashed through the roof of a building. Over 200 utility poles were snapped in the Baton Rouge area.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines causing nearly 10,000 customers to lose power.

Several trees were blown down along with power lines.

Lightning caused over 5,000 homes and businesses to lose power.

A NWS cooperative observer and spotter reported wind gusts estimated near 80 mph. Trees and power lines were also blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs which knocked down many power lines resulting in 45,000 customers losing electricity.

A tree was knocked down on a house and a number of power lines were blown down.

During the night of January 3rd, a cold front was advancing across the state. Although the storms along the cold front were strong, a couple of cells out ahead of the line became severe. The first of which produced damaging wind gusts in Washington Parish in the town of Varnado where it snapped trees and damaged a tin roof and power poles. The next severe storm was a left-split that produced severe hail in Baton Rouge. The last severe storm came ashore Terrebonne Parish and produced severe hail in Houma. By 12z the cold front exited the area and cleared out all the storms.

A powerful storm system moving through the middle Mississippi River Valley pushed a strong cold front through southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana. Numerous thunderstorms developed in advance of the cold front. Several tornadoes and numerous reports of wind damage were received.

A area of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across portions of southeast and east central Louisiana. Downed trees and power lines were reported in several areas. During the evening, the power company reported 25,000 customers without power.