Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- October 23, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Bleakwood
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -93.820
Damaging Wind in Texas, October 23, 1997
Several trees were blown down in the Bleakwood area of Newton County. This was the same storm that eventually developed an F2 tornado that touched down in the Merryville area of Beauregard Parish, LA fifteen minutes later.
Where it happened
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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.
Several trees were blown down in the Bleakwood area of Newton County. This was the same storm that eventually developed an F2 tornado that touched down in the Merryville area of Beauregard Parish, LA fifteen minutes later.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:12 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: 5621454.