Storm brings heavy wind, power outages to SWLA

Tree knocked down by winds on Stanton Street on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
Tree knocked down by winds on Stanton Street on Sunday, June 26, 2022.(KPLC viewer)
Published: Jun. 26, 2022 at 7:33 PM CDT
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Lake Charles, La. (KPLC) - A storm that moved through Southwest Louisiana Sunday evening brought heavy winds, knocking down trees and causing thousands of power outages.

Nearly 11,000 customers were without power in Calcasieu Parish at 7:30 p.m., according to Entergy’s outage map. Around 250 residents remained without power Monday morning.

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The Lake Charles Fire Department worked four house fires related to the storm.

Viewers sent in photos of large trees felled by the storm.

The storm produced quarter-sized hail in some areas.

A tree blown over at Trace Apartments by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26,...
A tree blown over at Trace Apartments by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26, 2022.(KPLC viewer)
Trampoline blown over by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26, 2022.
Trampoline blown over by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26, 2022.(KPLC viewer)
A newly installed pool blown in by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26, 2022....
A newly installed pool blown in by storms moving through Southwest Louisiana on June 26, 2022. The pool only had a couple inches of water when the storms came.(KPLC viewer)

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