Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- February 22, 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, 75 mi SE of Cameron
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Coordinates
- 29.030, -92.450
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 22, 1998
On several offshore oil rigs, two heliopters were blown off the platforms into the water, and another one was tipped over. Winds were estimated at 112 mph.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $750,000
- 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.
On several offshore oil rigs, two heliopters were blown off the platforms into the water, and another one was tipped over. Winds were estimated at 112 mph. No injurires were reported.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:52 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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- Tornado in Florida, February 22, 1998
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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: 5634098.