Power Outage in Plaquemine, LA

Hurricane. Ida���s winds were responsible for minor to moderate damage, mainly across the southern portions of the parish. Several trees and power lines were downed, with a few poles down as well. Most structural damage was in the form of shingle damage or other fascia damage. A few properties suffered major damage due to falling trees or large tree limbs. Many of the parish���s sugar cane crops were also damaged by the strong winds. Roughly 60% of electric customers were without power during the peak.

August 29, 2021

Tropical Storm. Delta produced widespread sustained tropical storm force winds resulting in minor to moderate impacts across the parish mainly due to downed trees and power lines. Peak wind gusts across most of the parish are estimated in the 60 to 70 mph range, but higher gusts may have occurred across the far western portion of the parish closest to Delta's center. At the peak, approximately 40 percent of the parish was without power. A few structures also suffered minor roof and siding damage.

October 09, 2020

Tropical Storm. Frequent tropical storm force wind gusts resulted in minor damage to mobile homes and other light weight structures. Damage mainly consisted of shingles blown off or porch roof damage. A few trees and large branches were also downed, and it is estimated that 30 percent of the parish was without power at the peak of the storm. Best estimate rainfall totals across the parish ranged from 3 to 8 inches, with the highest totals in the far eastern portion of the parish near the Ascension Parish line. The highest observed rainfall was 6.74 inches near Carville at site CRVL1.

July 13, 2019

Tornado. The tornado caused intermittent damage along its track near White Castle. Damage consisted of peeled back tin roofs, damage to power lines, and large tree branches downed. Maximum wind speeds were estimated near 65 mph.

February 23, 2016

Thunderstorm Wind. A tree and several power lines were blown down in Grosse Tete.

February 18, 2012

Most random power outage

@SpeedWagonX - October 18, 2022 18:17

Another power outage bruh!

@DaChosen_01 - September 14, 2021 00:33

Still way too much red in this power outage map for Baton Rouge. But I’m grateful for a bit of AC and a Frappuccino… https://t.co/Jly8kSjg49

@charliedavis - August 31, 2021 21:51

POWER OUTAGES: 12,000 @EntergyLA customers in EBR parish are in the dark this morning as strong storms move across… https://t.co/GWxkT2CbpE

@GerronJordan - April 16, 2021 10:49

@melon_reads Winter power outages are very scary. My grandmother used to lose power in remote northern Maine during… https://t.co/2UC45kd4Wq

@LadyOfCheese - February 16, 2021 17:10