Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- April 3, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Grand Lake
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.067, -93.283
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
Trees and power lines were downed for the third time in less than 24 hours in Grand Lake, and one home received roof damage.
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
- $25,000
- 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.
Trees and power lines were downed for the third time in less than 24 hours in Grand Lake, and one home received roof damage.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:01 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 Flooding in Georgia, April 3, 2000
- Rip Current in Florida, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 3, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2000
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: 5141920.