Louisiana, 2001

Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 15, 2001

June 15, 2001 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$45,000
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 8:00 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 8:00 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
900 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

WILL UPDATE THE ONGOING ZONES TO MAKE A FEW MINOR CHANGES. .TATE
WILL KEEP MENTION OF POSSIBLY SEVERE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN
REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE. WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST...MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WINDS UP TO 60 MPH LIKELY OVER PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA.

06

PREVIOUS NUMBERS...
SHV 73/88/68/93 6510
MLU 75/89/69/93 4620
TXK 72/87/67/90 7400
TYR 72/87/67/92 6300
LFK 75/90/70/94 5510

.SHV...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 9:55 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1055 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0845 PM    IDABEL                    OK   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   MCCURTAIN                      TREES DOWNED OVER POWER
                                          LINES. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0850 PM    2 N CLARKSVILLE           TX   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   RED RIVER                      TREES DOWNED ON HWY 37.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0855 PM    HOCHATOWN                 OK   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   MCCURTAIN                      TREES DOWNED IN BEAVER
                                          BEND ST PARK. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0900 PM    TALCO                     TX   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   TITUS                          TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0915 PM    DE KALB                   TX   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   BOWIE                          CARPORT BLOWN OFF HOUSE
                                          NEAR TOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0937 PM    2 E DE QUEEN              AR   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   SEVIER                         TREES DOWN ALONG FM RD
                                          EAST OF TOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0950 PM    MAUD                      TX   TSTM WIND GUST
06/14/01   BOWIE                          60-70 MPH ESTIMATED WINDS.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0950 PM    REDWATER                  TX   TSTM WIND GUST
06/14/01   BOWIE                          60-70 MPH ESTIMATED WINDS.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW     b                                      ENFORCEMENT.
                                          ENFORCEMENT.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:59 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1159 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0955 PM    2 W NASHVILLE             AR   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   HOWARD                         TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          TRAINED SPOTTER.

0955 PM    NASHVILLE                 AR   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   HOWARD                         WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF ONE
                                          BUSINESS IN TOWN. REPORTED
                                          BY TRAINED SPOTTER.

1000 PM    2 NW CORINTH              AR   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   HOWARD                         VERY LARGE TREE LIMBS
                                          BLOCKING THE ROAD ALONG
                                          HWY 369. REPORTED BY
                                          TRAINED SPOTTER.

1015 PM    8 W JEFFERSON             TX   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   MARION                         TREES DOWNED NEAR LAKE O'
                                          THE PINES. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

1035 PM    WOODLAWN                  TX   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   HARRISON                       TREES DOWNED NEAR HWY 59
                                          NEAR TOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

1040 PM    BLEVINS                   AR   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   HEMPSTEAD                      TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY H
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 11:17 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1217 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0930 PM    WINNSBORO                 TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   FRANKLIN                       TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0937 PM    3 E QUITMAN               TX   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   WOOD                           TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0940 PM    GILMER                    TX   65 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   UPSHUR                         TREES DOWNED. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1115 PM    BLANCHARD                 LA   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   CADDO                          TREES DOWNED ALONG i
                                          BLANCHARD LATEX ROAD.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.
Local storm report, Jun 15, 12:50 AM CST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
150 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    10 N PRESCOTT             AR   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   NEVADA                         NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON 19
                                          NEAR PIKE COUNTY LINE.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

1100 PM    3 NE BODCAW               AR   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   NEVADA                         NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR
                                          CROSSROADS OF 53 & 278.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

1100 PM    BODCAW                    AR   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/14/01   NEVADA                         NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR
                                          TOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0125 AM    MARTIN                    LA   .75 INCH HAIL
065/15/01   RED RIVER                      REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

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The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
June 15, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Grant County, 2 mi SE of Colfax
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage
$45,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.500, -92.700

Trees toppled across Hwy 492. One tree crushed a new 6 wheel diesel pickup truck.

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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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: 5249410.