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Preliminary Report

October 18th - 19th, 2006
Severe Weather & Flash Flooding

Another round of severe weather struck Louisiana from late on October 18th into the morning of the 19th. Unlike what occurred on Monday October 16th, this event mainly consisted of lines of thunderstorms producing straight line wind damage. These storms also caused several areas of flash flooding, especially around the Lake Charles area.

LOCATION	DAMAGE
New Llano LA	Tree down on power line
Pitkin LA	Tree down on power line
Merryville LA	Tree down on power line
Moss Bluff LA	Trees and power lines blown down
Lake Charles LA	Two telephone poles blown down near downtown
Leblanc LA	Trees down on power lines
Mamou LA	Power lines and trees down with structural damage
5 E Ville Platte LA	Damage to roofs and buildings
3 W Washington LA	Tree damage
Pine Prairie LA	Damage to roofs and buildings
Duson LA	Barn destroyed

Wind Damage & Flash Flooding Pictures 10/18 & 10/19


Power poles blown down near downtown Lake Charles Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press	*Wind damage near Starks, LA* Photo by Montra Lockwood, Service Hydrologist	*Wind damage near Starks, LA* Photo by Montra Lockwood, Service Hydrologist

*Flood waters cover the Ryan Street exit at I-10* Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press	*Flash flooding near St. Louis High School in Lake Charles.* Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press	Flooding along Opelousas Street at I-10 in Lake Charles Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press



*Auto making waves along a Lake Charles street* Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press	*Rain or shine, the postal service delivers your mail!* Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press	*The flash flooding even hampered emergency crews* Photo courtesy of the Lake Charles American Press