Power Outage in Opelousas, LA

A strong tornado touched down on Bolden Road, destroying several homes. One single wide mobile home that was tied down rolled numerous times for over 320 yards. One man died in this home. A double wide mobile home next door rolled for over 100 yards. Two people were seriously injured. A third home on pilings slid over 50 yards, with 5 people inside, who received cuts and bruises.||In total, 15 homes were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were snapped, and some barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Max estimated winds 140 mph.

A strong tornado touched down on Bolden Road, destroying several homes. One single wide mobile home that was tied down rolled numerous times for over 320 yards. One man died in this home. A double wide mobile home next door rolled for over 100 yards. Two people were seriously injured. A third home on pilings slid over 50 yards, with 5 people inside, who received cuts and bruises.||In total, 15 homes were damaged or destroyed along the path of this tornado. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were snapped, and some barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Max estimated winds 140 mph.

Wind gusts to around 75 mph and heavy rainfall lead to numerous downed trees and power lines across the parish. Flooding occurred at numerous locations with Bayou Cocodrie experiencing major flooding in the northwest sections of the parish. A wind gust of 75 mph was recorded at KOPL.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from fallen trees or wind. Over 40 percent of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Wind gusts ranged from 50 to 70 mph.

Occasional tropical storm force wind gusts caused scattered power outages and downed a scattered trees in the parish.

Tornado started in the woods south of the railroad tracks and moved north-northeast across LA 3174 and US 190 damaging trees and power lines. A car traveling along LA 3174 was struck by fallen trees with the occupant having to be rescued. Other wind damage was noted east of the path of the tornado in Krotz Springs. Maximum estimated winds were 107 mph.

The tornado started near Hypolite Miller Road south of 754. The tornado moved northeast across 754 damaging a shed and then damaged trees and cars along Dargin Road along with minor mobile home damage. The tornado continued along Mills road where it took the roof off of a home. Along the remainder of the path only trees and power lines were damaged all the way to the east of Smittys road. The maximum estimated wind speed was 110 mph.

A tornado touched down just to the east of LA 10 south of the of the community of Beggs. The tornado damaged a few trees near the starting location and move generally north damaging roof to a home. There was some minor damage to an outbuilding just south of LA 10. After crossing LA 10 the tornado damaged a the roof of the Union Chapel Baptist Church and tearing sheet metal from an overhang attached to the church. Power lines were also downed at the church. The tornado continued north northeast across a field with the last tree damage noted across the other side of the field. The maximum estimated wind speed was 94 mph.

Power lines were downed and some damage was sustained to outbuilding near Lawtell.

Scattered trees and power outages were reported across Saint Landry Parish. Maximum power outages were around 5100 customers. A few homes received minor damage when trees fell on them.

Scattered power outages were reported due to a few trees blown down across St. Landry Parish.

A tree and power lines were blown down, damaging two vehicles on Dunbar Street.

NWS storm survey discovered an intense microburst affected a 2 mile long by 1/2 mile wide area along Highway 742 east of Opelousas. Winds were estimated from 85-95 mph. One large metal barn was destroyed and two smaller barns were demolished. Several other outbuildings were destroyed with debris blown hundreds of yards. Two campers were flipped over and 1 power pole was snapped. Several hardwood and softwood trees were snapped at the trunk. One mobile home suffered considerable roof damage, while a few brick homes lost a few shingles.

NWS Storm Survey found severe microburst wind damage along a 2 mile long by 250 yard wide path about 1 mile east of Nuba. A new exit sign on I-49 was blown onto the east service road at the beginning of the path. Twelve large 1 to 3 ton storage buildings, each worth up to $10K, were damaged or destroyed along I-49 at Bay Ridge Road. Debris from the storage buildings was blown up to 100 yards away. Three nearby homes along Bay Ridge Road lost several shingles and a barn received roof damage. Along Highway 743, large tree limbs were blown up to 200 yards away into a pond at a Walmart Distribution Center. Further to the east, a swingset was wrapped around a tree at a home along Highway 743. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down all along the path. Winds were estimated around 90 mph.

The tornado that touched down east of Prudhomme in Acadia Parish moved into St. Landry Parish just west of Wayne Road. Moving northward just west of and along Wayne Road, a local resident watched the tornado cross his crawfish pond across the street from his home. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, and a barn was damaged. Debris from the barn was carried across Highway 190, and the tornado dissipated just north of the highway.

An EF0 Tornado briefly touched down near a pumping station along Highway 10 between Palmetto and Melville. Several trees and power lines were blown down.

An EF0 Tornado briefly touched down near a pumping station along Highway 10 between Palmetto and Melville. Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout St. Landry Parish as reported by the Sheriff Office in Opelousas.

Opelousas Daily World newspaper reported several power poles blown down on Compress Road just north of Opelousas.

Hurricane Gustav moved across Evangeline Parish, causing widespread wind damage with trees and power lines blown down parish-wide. The hardest hit areas were between Washington, Nubia, Sunset, and Grand Coteau, where large trees were blown down. In Opelousas, the high school lost part of its roof and a wall partially collapsed. Several other schools in the parish received roof damage to the gyms, auditoriums, and cafeterias. This was worse wind damage than Hurricane Lili in 2002.

The rear flank downdraft of the thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Nuba also caused extensive straight-line wind damage north of town. Many trees and power lines were downed along Highway 182 just north of Nuba.

Trees and power lines were blown down across St. Landry Parish.

Trees were blown down on power lines.

Power lines were blown down just west of Opelousas.

Many trees and power lines were blown down.

Several homes and businesses were damaged when trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the parish.

Many trees and power lines were blown down across town, and some landed on homes and businesses, causing minor damage.

Trees and power lines were downed from Washington to Opelousas.

Many trees and power lines were downed across Opelousas.

Trees and power lines were blown down during a severe thunderstorm.

Trees were blown down on power lines.