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Severe weather including two tornadoes strike the area on
February 12, 2008 |
A strong to severe line of
thunderstorms, associated with a strong cold
front, moved from northwest to southeast across
Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana during
the late morning and afternoon hours on February
12, 2008. These thunderstorms produced
numerous reports of large hail ranging from
pea-size up to golf-ball size, with a few
reports of high winds and minor wind damage.
In addition, two weak landspout tornadoes occurred in
South-Central Louisiana
near the New Iberia airport and St. Martinville, and a large gustnado was caught on film
south of New Iberia.
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EF0 Tornado near
St. Martinville
Date: February 12, 2008
Time: 102 pm
Location: 3 miles south of St. Martinville, LA
Path Length: short
Path Width: narrow
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A ham radio tower was blown
down by a weak EF0 tornado south of St. Martinville
photo by Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
Another
view of the blown down ham radio tower south of St. Martinville
photo by Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
A fence was also blown down
at the home south of
St. Martinvillephoto by
Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
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EF0 Tornado near
New Iberia Airport
Date: February 12, 2008
Time: 116 pm
Location: 4 miles west-northwest of New Iberia, LA
Path Length: short
Path Width: narrow
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A large door was blown
in at the Tech Oil building near the New Iberia Airport
photo by Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
Steel bars were blown
off the roof of the Tech Oil building and damaged A/C units
photo by Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
A fence was blown down
by the tornado at the Tech Oil company
photo by Montra Lockwood, Forecaster |
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Other 2/12/08 Storm Information |
A large gustnado was
photographed south of New Iberia
near the highway 90/83 intersection at 145 pm
photo courtesy of KLFY-TV |
Storm survey map of the
affected areasby
Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster |
Zoomed-in storm survey
map of the affected areas
by Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
221 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
1015 AM HAIL HORNBECK 31.33N 93.40W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH VERNON LA UTILITY COMPANY
REPORTED BY VALLEY ELECTRIC.
1052 AM TSTM WND GST 8 NE PINEVILLE 31.40N 92.30W
02/12/2008 M63.00 MPH RAPIDES LA ASOS
MEASURED AT THE ESLER FIELD ASOS
1105 AM HAIL DEVILLE 31.35N 92.16W
02/12/2008 M0.75 INCH RAPIDES LA AMATEUR RADIO
1118 AM HAIL DERIDDER 30.85N 93.29W
02/12/2008 E0.50 INCH BEAUREGARD LA PUBLIC
1140 AM HAIL OAKDALE 30.82N 92.66W
02/12/2008 E0.25 INCH ALLEN LA PUBLIC
1150 AM HAIL HATHAWAY 30.35N 92.67W
02/12/2008 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON DAVIS LA PUBLIC
1151 AM HAIL 3 WSW DUPONT 30.92N 91.99W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH AVOYELLES LA PUBLIC
1206 PM HAIL SIMMESPORT 30.98N 91.81W
02/12/2008 E0.25 INCH AVOYELLES LA PUBLIC
1207 PM HAIL WILDWOOD 30.52N 94.44W
02/12/2008 E0.25 INCH HARDIN TX PUBLIC
1209 PM HAIL SIMMESPORT 30.98N 91.81W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH AVOYELLES LA PUBLIC
1210 PM HAIL MAMOU 30.63N 92.42W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH EVANGELINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1213 PM HAIL REDDELL 30.67N 92.43W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH EVANGELINE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE ROAD
1230 PM HAIL ELTON 30.48N 92.70W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON DAVIS LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1240 PM HAIL SOUR LAKE 30.14N 94.40W
02/12/2008 E1.00 INCH HARDIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0102 PM TORNADO 3 S ST. MARTINVILLE 30.08N 91.83W
02/12/2008 F0 ST. MARTIN LA NWS STORM SURVEY
AFTER RADAR ANALYSIS AND A STORM SURVEY...THIS WAS
DETERMINED TO BE A LAND SPOUT TORNADO. TWO 75 FOOT TALL
HAM RADIO TOWERS BLOWN DOWN WITH ONE FALLING ON ROOF OF
RESIDENCE. FENCE WITH CONCRETE POSTS IN GROUND BLOWN
0106 PM HAIL 1 N CENTRAL GARDENS 30.01N 94.02W
02/12/2008 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON TX PUBLIC
0110 PM HAIL 1 W PORT NECHES 29.97N 93.96W
02/12/2008 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON TX PUBLIC
REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0115 PM HAIL 4 WSW LAKE CHARLES 30.18N 93.26W
02/12/2008 E0.88 INCH CALCASIEU LA NWS EMPLOYEE
0116 PM TORNADO 4 WNW NEW IBERIA 30.03N 91.88W
02/12/2008 F0 IBERIA LA NWS STORM SURVEY
AFTER A STORM SURVEY AND RADAR ANALYSIS...THIS WAS
DETERMINED TO BE A LAND SPOUT TORNADO. THE TORNADO CAUSED
MINOR DAMAGE AT TECH OIL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF
ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT. OVERHEAD DOOR BLOWN OUT AND A
CARPORT WAS DAMAGED. FOUR CARS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE
CARPORT FELL. THE INJURY PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WAS NOT
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TORNADO ITSELF.
0116 PM HAIL 6 S RAYNE 30.15N 92.27W
02/12/2008 E1.75 INCH VERMILION LA BROADCAST MEDIA
KATC TV REPORTED QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
0120 PM HAIL 5 W LAKE CHARLES 30.20N 93.28W
02/12/2008 E0.75 INCH CALCASIEU LA NWS EMPLOYEE
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S NEW IBERIA 29.96N 91.82W
02/12/2008 IBERIA LA BROADCAST MEDIA
PICTURE OF LARGE GUSTNADO AT THE INTERSECTION OF 83 AND
0155 PM HAIL 4 N KAPLAN 30.06N 92.29W
02/12/2008 E0.75 INCH VERMILION LA PUBLIC
0230 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 26 SSE SEA RIM STATE PA 29.32N 93.96W
02/12/2008 E40.00 MPH GMZ470 TX PUBLIC
40 MPH WINDS REPORTED AT HIGH ISLAND 116. ALSO REPORTED
0230 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 13 SSE PECAN ISLAND 29.47N 92.37W
02/12/2008 M50.00 MPH GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN VERMILION BLOCK 26.
0236 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 11 SW CYPREMORT POINT 29.67N 91.91W
02/12/2008 M42.00 MPH GMZ455 LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN VERMILION BAY.
0300 PM LIGHTNING 8 SE BRIDGE CITY 29.96N 93.74W
02/12/2008 CAMERON LA PARK/FOREST SRVC
0320 PM LIGHTNING OAKDALE 30.82N 92.66W
02/12/2008 ALLEN LA TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE IN OAKDALE.
0400 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 37 SSE HOLLY BEACH 29.26N 93.33W
02/12/2008 M55.00 MPH GMZ470 XX PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN WEST CAMERON BLOCK 205.
0500 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 38 SSW BURNS POINT 29.11N 91.87W
02/12/2008 M76.00 MPH GMZ455 LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY SAWRS SITE IN SOUTH MARSH ISLAND 268.
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