A warm front lifted out of the Gulf of Mexico early Christmas morning with mostly small hail in storms along the boundary, however one storm did become severe. A strong cold front pushed out of Texas and across Louisiana during late Christmas morning into the afternoon with Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes. Strong northwest winds behind the boundary created low tides along the coast.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMERON, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 13:14:00 to 25-DEC-12 13:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: JOHNSON BAYOU
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A NWS employee in Johnson's Bayou reported an estimated wind gust of 60 MPH with a passing line of storms.

Hail in JEFFERSON DAVIS, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 02:30:00 to 25-DEC-12 02:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: JENNINGS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A brief period dime to quarter size hail fell in Jennings with a passing severe storm.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALCASIEU, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 11:56:00 to 25-DEC-12 11:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE QUINCY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dequincy Police report a tree blown over onto power lines along highways 389 and 204 resulting in power outages across the Dequincy area.

Thunderstorm Wind in BEAUREGARD, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: MERRYVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Beauregard Parish emergency manager reports trees and power lines down in Merryville from a passing storm.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:53:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALEXANDRIA
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Alexandria Regional Airport ASOS reported a 61 mph wind gust with a passing storm.

Thunderstorm Wind in ST. LANDRY, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 14:41:00 to 25-DEC-12 14:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: OPELOUSAS
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A Lafayette Skywarn spotter reported a wind gust of 58 mph near Opelousas.

Astronomical Low Tide in WEST CAMERON, LOUISIANA
From 26-DEC-12 05:45:00 to 26-DEC-12 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Cameron fell 2.75 feet below the predicted low tide and near 2.5 feet below mllw at 6:45 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in EAST CAMERON, LOUISIANA
From 26-DEC-12 05:45:00 to 26-DEC-12 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Cameron fell 2.75 feet below the predicted low tide and near 2.5 feet below mllw at 6:45 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in EAST CAMERON, LOUISIANA
From 29-DEC-12 08:22:00 to 29-DEC-12 10:22:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Cameron fell 2 feet below the predicted low tide and near 1.75 feet below mllw at 9:22 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in VERMILION, LOUISIANA
From 26-DEC-12 07:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Freshwater City fell 2.96 feet below the predicted low tide and 2.95 feet below mllw at 8 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in WEST CAMERON, LOUISIANA
From 29-DEC-12 08:22:00 to 29-DEC-12 10:22:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Cameron fell 2 feet below the predicted low tide and near 1.75 feet below mllw at 9:22 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in IBERIA, LOUISIANA
From 26-DEC-12 07:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide along the coast of Iberia Parish fell to 1.5 to 3 below mllw during the morning of the 26th as noted by tide gauges along the coasts of Vermilion an Saint Mary Parishes.

Astronomical Low Tide in VERMILION, LOUISIANA
From 29-DEC-12 07:00:00 to 29-DEC-12 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Freshwater City fell 2.59 feet below the predicted low tide and 2.54 feet below mllw at 8 AM.

Astronomical Low Tide in ST. MARY, LOUISIANA
From 26-DEC-12 08:00:00 to 27-DEC-12 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Luke���s Landing near Burns Point fell 1.6 feet below mllw at 9 AM, and A low tide 1.6 feet below mllw occurred at Morgan City at noon on the 26th. The low tide at Morgan City lingered into the next day where the tide fell to 1.8 feet below mllw at 1PM on the 27th.

Astronomical Low Tide in ST. MARY, LOUISIANA
From 29-DEC-12 13:45:00 to 29-DEC-12 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide at Luke���s Landing near Burns Point fell 1.6 feet below mllw at 2:45 PM on the 29th. The fairly short duration of the strong north winds kept the tide level from falling more than one foot below the mllw at Morgan City.

Astronomical Low Tide in IBERIA, LOUISIANA
From 29-DEC-12 07:00:00 to 29-DEC-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A strong cold front pushed through Louisiana during the 25th with strong north to northwest winds pushing tides out along the coast during the 26th. Winds relaxed the next couple of days; however a reinforcing front pushed through on the 28th with another round of low tides occurring on the 29th. The tide along the coast of Iberia Parish fell to 1.5 to 2.6 below mllw during the late morning to early afternoon of the 29th as noted by tide gauges along the coasts of Vermilion an Saint Mary Parishes.

Lightning in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 07:20:00 to 25-DEC-12 07:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUSON
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A lightning stike ignited a 90-barrel storage tank battery in Duson. The Duson Fire Department and the Lafayette Fire Department and Hazardous Materials Response Team extinguished the blaze with foam.

Flood in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 13:00:00 to 25-DEC-12 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BILLEAUD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain flooded the Highway 90 west bound on ramp from LA 182. A few cars were flooded out from the deep water.

Thunderstorm Wind in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:50:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEE HGTS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A NWS employee reports a 5th wheel flipped over at 118 Woodcreek loop. Numerous pine trees and power lines are also reported to be down. As the storms moved through many in the area lost power. At 1:40PM Cleco reported near 6,000 customers in the dark.

Tornado in VERNON, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:15:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: SLAGLE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A very weak tornado occurred near the town of Slagle Christmas afternoon. The tornado mostly twisted and broke limbs, however one shed was destroyed along the Slagle Loop.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 15:00:00 to 25-DEC-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SCOTT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Lafayette sheriff���s department reports a roof partially torn off of a porch north of Interstate 10 off of Highway 93.

Tornado in VERNON, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:43:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITKIN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A NWS storm survey team confirmed an EF 0 tornado touched down  three miles east of the town of Pitkin. The tornado produced a damage path two miles long and 200 yards wide. The tornado snapped 20 to 40 pine trees along the path. A mobile home had a tree fall on it causing minor damage and a barn had a few sheets of roofing tin removed.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:45:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEE HGTS
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A NWS survey confirmed an EF 2 tornado touched down in the woods southwest of in the town of Tioga and traveled into town.  The tornado produced a damage path four to five miles long and 500 yards wide. The tornado damaged approximately 43 homes with a brick home having the roof almost totally ripped off. The tornado also damaged the Tioga Elementary School and an industrial complex along highway 167. At the school part of the roof of the gym was removed. At the industrial complex 5 18 wheeler trailers flipped over, several large overhead doors were blown in, and a large section of the metal roof was peeled off. One person was injured with very minor bumps and bruises when a mobile home rolled over.

Tornado in RAPIDES, LOUISIANA
From 25-DEC-12 12:50:00 to 25-DEC-12 12:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALEXANDRIA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A NWS storm survey confirmed an EF 2 tornado touched down in the city of Alexandria. The tornado produced a damage path near 1 mile long and 200 yards wide. The tornado began in a residential area between Polk and White Streets downing trees onto homes and removing some roofing material. It ripped roofs off some businesses including around the Washington Square Complex. The tornado moved across Interstate 49 and dissipated between Lee and Saint James Streets where several more homes and a church lost some roofing material.