Power Outage in Coushatta, LA

Tree downed onto power lines.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Martin.

Trees were blown down onto power lines on Almond Road near Highway 155, causing power outages and utility poles to catch fire.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the parish.

Widespread trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire parish. Some roof damage was reported from fallen trees and power outages were widespread.

Powerlines were downed just north of Coushatta, Louisiana.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed from a downburst which occurred in the Martin, Louisiana area along Hwy. 507 and 786. Trees and powerlines were downed 2 miles north of Martin along a parish road as well as in the Westdale area.

Several trees and powerlines were downed across the entire parish.

The remnants of Hurricane Ike resulted in tropical storm force winds which downed trees and power lines throughout all of Red River Parish, Louisiana. Power outages were widespread as well with numerous residents without power during the height of the storm and days afterward.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the parish. One tree was reported down on a car in Coushatta, Louisiana. Along with all the downed trees, power outages were widespread across the parish as well.

Trees and power lines downed throughout the parish.

Wall blown down and roof blown off an automobile dealership. Sign blown down at a grocery store. Numerous powerlines and trees down.

Power lines toppled along Hwy 71.

An artic airmass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley. This cold surface airmass was overrun by a warm and humid airmass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas. The result was widespread freezing rain. Ice accumulations on average of one inch were common north and west of a line from Mansfield and Arcadia to Farmerville LA. An estimated 235,000 residents lost power from snapped power lines. Upwards of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice. One man was killed and another injured when a tree limb laden with ice fell on them. Numerous traffic accidents were reported from ice covered roads and bridges. In the Shreveport - Bossier metroplex more than 205 streets were either blocked or partially blocked by limbs and fallen trees. Much of northwest Louisiana was declared a disaster area.

A strong upper level trough moved out of the southern Great Basin and into the Lower Mississippi Valley pulling Artic Air southward to the Gulf Coast. Moisture laden air from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward and overran freezing surface temperatures producing an ice storm across the region. Ice accumulations of one to four inches left upwards of 30,000 homes without power due to ice covered tree limbs which snapped and dropped powerlines. Bienville, Clariborne, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union and Webster parishes were declared disaster areas and became eligable for federal aid. Total area damage in these zones ran nearly 7 million dollars. Damage breakdown by individual Parish are not available through this source. Hundreds of chicken houses and carports collapsed from the weight of the ice and snow.