Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles
- When
- August 21, 11:56 AM CST
- Where
- Avoyelles County, 1 mi SE of Evergreen
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 30.933, -92.100
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 21, 2003
Several trees were blown down along Highway 362.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Several trees were blown down along Highway 362.
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 Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 21, 9:06 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 9:06 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1006 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2003 .UPDATE... THE CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD. I SEE NO REASON TO UPDATE AT THIS TIME. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WAS ISSUED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 92 75 92 75 / 50 20 40 20 KBPT 92 75 92 75 / 40 30 40 10 KAEX 96 74 95 74 / 50 10 40 10 KLFT 92 76 92 75 / 50 20 40 20 .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 3:17 AM CST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-221030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 417 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CENTRAL... SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING NEAR THE COAST...WITH MORE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL GET UP INTO THE MID 90S THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY...WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 108 DEGREES OCCURRING NEAR THE ALEXANDRIA AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A CHANCE OF MAINLY DAYTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INFORMATION STATEMENT...THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS... HAM RADIO OPERATORS... AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. MCNATT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 7:58 AM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-212000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 858 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2003 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE TODAY... A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...SHORT-LIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE COASTAL PARISHES OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. OFTEN...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS FORM UNDER RAPIDLY DEVELOPING CUMULUS CLOUDS WHERE SEABREEZE AND RAIN COOLED BOUNDARIES...KNOWN AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...COLLIDE. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE IF THEY TOUCH DOWN. ALSO...WATERSPOUTS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO MARINERS AND CAN CAPSIZE A SMALL CRAFT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR HOME PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH. 06
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 21, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 21, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 21 to 22, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 21 to 22, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 21, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 21, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 21, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 21, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 21, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 21, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 21, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Huron, August 21, 2003
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 2003
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: 5377198.