Louisiana, 2002

Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 5, 2002

July 5, 2002 · NWS SHV · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$120,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Jul 5, 1:45 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 1:45 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
245 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2002

WEAK PVA AXIS LOCATED ACROSS CWA FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY LITTLE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ETA
WANTS TO SHIFT THIS FEATURE INTO EAST TEXAS BY SATURDAY NIGHT BUT
WEAKENS IT. NOT A LOT OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE...BUT
ENOUGH TO GIVE A SMALL POP. WILL CARRY THE POP INTO EAST TEXAS BY
SATURDAY NIGHT...GIVING MODEL SOME CREDIT. OTHER THAN THIS...NO
CHANGES EXPECTED UNTIL SURFACE FRONT NEARS AREA WEDNESDAY. EXTENDED
MODELS HINTING AT FRONT STALLING AND NOT CROSSING CWA...SO FURTHER
POP ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NEEDED IF THIS TREND CONTINUES IN LATER RUNS.

TEMPS SHOWING SLOW WARMING NEXT COUPLE DAYS...SO WILL RAISE HIGHS
SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE MID 90S FOR SUNDAY. TREND IS
EVIDENT..AS TODAYS TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER...ESPECIALLY EAST
HALF OF AREA...DESPITE THE ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER.

PRELIMS...

SHV 074/095 074/094 074 1212
MLU 074/095 074/094 074 2212
TXK 074/094 074/094 074 1222
TYR 074/094 074/094 074 0222
LFK 073/094 073/094 074 0222

.SHV...NONE.

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The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 8 mi N of Simsboro
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.650, -92.783

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Simsboro
Measured
68 kt (78 mph)
Property damage
$120,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.533, -92.783

Numerous trees down. A tree also fell on an 18-Wheeler on Interstate 20.

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

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: 5304783, 5304784.