A very busy month for severe weather continued across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana as severe thunderstorms impacted the region again on February 21st.  One long-track supercell developed near Sabine Pass, TX and moved northeastward across Cameron, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry, and Avoyelles Parishes for several hours.  4 tornadoes, several funnel clouds, large hail, and flooding were all produced by this single thunderstorm.  Other severe thunderstorms dropped large hail and brought damaging winds to parts of the area as well.

EF0 Tornado near Morrow, Louisiana Date:  February 21, 2008 Time:  522 pm Location:  1 mile east of Morrow, LA Path Length:  1/2 mile Path Width:    50 yards
Tin roofing material from a barn was blown across fields	A house had parts of its tin roof blown off and patio collapsed	Several trees were snapped or blown down just east of Morrow

EF0 Tornado in Bodoc, Louisiana Date:  February 21, 2008 Time:  535 pm Location:  Bodoc, LA Path Length:  1/2 mile Path Width:    50 yards
A large tree fell onto a carport destroying it	A shed was destroyed and blown across a road	A large tree snapped and damaged a fence

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
508 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1201 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 59 SSE PECAN ISLAND     28.85N 92.10W
02/21/2008  M52.00 MPH       GMZ475             XX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 27.

1205 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 51 S ROCKEFELLER WILDLI 28.94N 92.75W
02/21/2008  E40.00 MPH       GMZ472             XX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN EAST CAMERON BLOCK 160.

0240 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 39 SSW BURNS POINT      29.10N 91.87W
02/21/2008  M46.00 MPH       GMZ455             LA   PUBLIC

            PEAK WIND GUST OF 40 KNOTS MEASURED AT PLATFORM SOUTH
            MARSH ISLAND 268.

0410 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 25 S BURNS POINT        29.21N 91.60W
02/21/2008  E50.00 MPH       GMZ455             LA   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PLATFORM EUGENE ISLAND 53.

1100 AM     FLOOD            3 NNE PINEVILLE         31.37N 92.40W
02/21/2008                   RAPIDES            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS REPORTED TO BE UNDERWATER. ESLER FIELD ASOS
            RECORDED OVER 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

0151 PM     TORNADO          6 N SABINE NATIONAL WIL 29.99N 93.57W
02/21/2008  F0               CAMERON            LA   PUBLIC

            BRIEF TORNADO VIEWED BY PUBLIC FROM HACKBERRY. RATED EF0
            DUE TO NO DAMAGE.

0218 PM     TORNADO          3 SSW CARLYSS           30.14N 93.39W
02/21/2008  F0               CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OF CARLYSS.
            RATED EF0 DUE TO NO DAMAGE.

0300 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 N LAKE CHARLES        30.23N 93.20W
02/21/2008                   CALCASIEU          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE INTERSECTION OF KIRKMAN AND 12TH
            STREETS. REPORTED TO CALCASIEU 911 AT 300 PM.

0308 PM     FLOOD            WESTLAKE                30.25N 93.26W
02/21/2008                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING IN WEST LAKE. WITH ABOUT 2
            FEET OF WATER ON THE ROAD.

0308 PM     FLOOD            LAKE CHARLES            30.21N 93.20W
02/21/2008                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            URBAN FLOODING REPORTED ON LAKE STREET OF ABOUT ONE FOOT
            DEEP.

0345 PM     HAIL             KINDER                  30.49N 92.85W
02/21/2008  E1.75 INCH       ALLEN              LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR KINDER BY KLFY-TV. TIME
            AND LOCATION ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0405 PM     HAIL             WOODWORTH               31.15N 92.50W
02/21/2008  E0.50 INCH       RAPIDES            LA   PUBLIC

0407 PM     HAIL             WOODWORTH               31.15N 92.50W
02/21/2008  E0.75 INCH       RAPIDES            LA   PUBLIC

0420 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BASILE                  30.50N 92.60W
02/21/2008                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE

0522 PM     TORNADO          2 W BIG CANE            30.82N 92.05W
02/21/2008  F0               ST. LANDRY         LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND DAMAGE FROM EF0 TORNADO ONE MILE
            EAST OF MORROW ALONG HIGHWAY 107. TIN ROOFS BLOWN OFF
            BARN AND HOUSE WITH TIN BLOWN THROUGHOUT FIELDS. SEVERAL
            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. PATH LENGTH 1/2
            MILE WITH PATH WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BIG CANE                30.82N 92.01W
02/21/2008                   ST. LANDRY         LA   PUBLIC

            ONE TO TWO INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN

0535 PM     TORNADO          2 WSW DUPONT            30.92N 91.98W
02/21/2008  F0               AVOYELLES          LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND DAMAGE FROM EF0 TORNADO IN BODOC
            AT HIGHWAY 1179/1180 INTERSECTION. SEVERAL TREES WERE
            SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED WITH SOME FALLING ON HOUSES. ONE
            TREE FELL ONTO AND DESTROYED A CARPORT. A TIN METAL SHED
            WAS ALSO DESTROYED. PATH LENGTH OF 1/2 MILE AND PATH
            WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N PICKERING           31.05N 93.27W
02/21/2008                   VERNON             LA   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD JUST OFF LAKE CHARLES HWY.

0752 PM     HAIL             SIMMESPORT              30.98N 91.81W
02/21/2008  E0.88 INCH       AVOYELLES          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED PINBALL SIZE HAIL.