Severe storms move through WAFB area, knock out power
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A line of extreme climate moved through the WAFB viewing space Wednesday night, prompting a number of twister warnings and leaving 1000’s with out power, together with reviews of downed timber.
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In Pointe Coupee Parish, Sheriff Renee Thibodaux mentioned storms introduced down the principle transmitting line for Pointe Coupee Electric, including to the variety of outages. Thibodaux reported six timber down throughout roadways and two power strains with timber throughout them. The sheriff additionally mentioned a tree fell on a home on State Road in Batchelor, however nobody was dwelling on the time.
In Tangipahoa Parish, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported downed timber throughout roads within the following places:
- Highway 10 at River Road in Roseland
- I-55 southbound at mile marker 43
- J.T. Connerly Road and Highway 1061
- Commercial Street and Roseland Avenue
- Highway 51 and Arcola Road
In St. Helena Parish, Roderick Matthews, the parish’s director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, mentioned officers are assessing injury and managing street obstructions following reported twister exercise within the northern and southeastern elements of the parish.
Matthews mentioned the next roads have been impassable or restricted because of downed timber:
- Fire Tower Road
- Ard Road
- Highway 38 (at Wells Cemetery Road)
- Oral Stewart Lane
- Rohner Road
- Brumfield Lane
- Leon Brown Lane
Matthews mentioned there was one confirmed report of a tree falling on a cell dwelling, and the residents have been confirmed protected and accounted for. He mentioned public works crews are clearing roads, however officers are monitoring the potential of a second spherical of storms.
In East Baton Rouge Parish, the Central Fire Department mentioned a lot of Central was with out power as of about 8:30 pm, with a couple of timber down reported within the space.
In West Feliciana Parish, the parish Emergency Management reported widespread power outages.
As of 9 pm, WAFB Chief Meteorologist Steve Caparotta mentioned the principle risk to the viewing space had been subsided.
Residents are urged to make use of warning round downed timber and power strains and to report outages and storm injury to native authorities and their utility suppliers.
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