Storm pounds BR area with hail, wind
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A slow-moving storm pounded parts of the Baton Rouge area tonight with high winds, heavy rains and hail as large as tennis balls.
The largest hail, which can crack windshields and damage roofs, was reported in the Airline Highway and Old Hammond Highway area about 8:40 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Wagner said.
Other areas reported damage from large amounts of smaller-sized hail and high winds.
Damage was isolated across the area but most significant reports of downed tree limbs, power lines and flooded streets were coming from the Baton Rouge area, Wagner said.
Hail also was reported in Washington Parish and the western part of St. Tammany Parish.
Entergy had 3,136 customers scattered across Baton Rouge without power at 9:15 p.m. because of wind and lightning, said Jeff Holeman, regional customer service manager for the company.
Power was expected to be restored to all homes by Wednesday morning.
DEMCO had about 164 homes without power at 10 p.m. and had several crews out working to fix problems related to lightning strikes, DEMCO spokesman Brent Bradley said. About 100 of those homes were in the Slaughter area and the remaining homes were in the Port Hudson area.
“It was one of the most intense storms I have seen,” Bradley said. “But as intense as the storm was, we fared pretty well.”
The largest hail, which can crack windshields and damage roofs, was reported in the Airline Highway and Old Hammond Highway area about 8:40 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Wagner said.
Other areas reported damage from large amounts of smaller-sized hail and high winds.
Damage was isolated across the area but most significant reports of downed tree limbs, power lines and flooded streets were coming from the Baton Rouge area, Wagner said.
Hail also was reported in Washington Parish and the western part of St. Tammany Parish.
Entergy had 3,136 customers scattered across Baton Rouge without power at 9:15 p.m. because of wind and lightning, said Jeff Holeman, regional customer service manager for the company.
Power was expected to be restored to all homes by Wednesday morning.
DEMCO had about 164 homes without power at 10 p.m. and had several crews out working to fix problems related to lightning strikes, DEMCO spokesman Brent Bradley said. About 100 of those homes were in the Slaughter area and the remaining homes were in the Port Hudson area.
“It was one of the most intense storms I have seen,” Bradley said. “But as intense as the storm was, we fared pretty well.”
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