Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- August 21, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Vinton
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -93.580
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 21, 1997
Severe thunderstorms blew down several trees near the KOA campground in Vinton. One barn lost a roof.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms blew down several trees near the KOA campground in Vinton. One barn lost a roof.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5615692.