Thunderstorm Wind, St. Mary
- When
- May 11, 12:49 AM CST
- Where
- St. Mary County, 5 mi SW of Louisa
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.720, -91.830
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 11, 1999
Reports of 80 mph winds capsized a boat and blew down many trees across St Mary Parish, including the Cypremort Point and Morgan City areas.
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
- $40,000
- 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.
Reports of 80 mph winds capsized a boat and blew down many trees across St Mary Parish, including the Cypremort Point and Morgan City areas.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:46 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 11 to 12, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11 to 12, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, May 11 to 12, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 11, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 11, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 11, 1999
- Hail in Texas, May 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, May 1999
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: 5698025.