Severe supercells – described in weatherman terms as a “mesocyclone,” a towering, rotating thunderstorm – ripped across southern Louisiana Friday afternoon and again Monday morning, leaving damage from freaky straightline winds and hail as large as baseballs.
Bobby Latiolais puzzles over a freak gust that would upend his storage shed without disturbing any of its contents during Monday morning’s bad weather at Hebert’s Trailer Park.
Monday morning’s supercell shattered an oak tree and sent limbs crashing down on tombs in the Methodist Cemetery on Resweber Street in St. Martinville.
Plincley Robertson of Parks examines the damage to her carport.
United Blood Services is holding their Annual Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival blood drive on Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the bloodmobile at Parc Hardy, 2090 Rees St. Each donor will receive a FREE ride bracelet for family night and a special Crawfish Festival blood donor T-shirt (while supplies last)!
The Teche News recently introduced a new mobile application to deliver news and information to its subscribers and those interested in receiving news alerts from the throughout St. Martin Parish.
The app, Teche Today RSS, is available from both the Apple App Store and Google Play directly on your mobile device.