Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 27, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 27, 2003
Start: 2003-11-27T04:20
End: 2003-11-27T04:20
Location: Louisiana

November 27, 2003 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A truck stop received roof damage during a severe thunderstorm.

Where it happened

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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.

A truck stop received roof damage during a severe thunderstorm.

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 Nov 27, 3:19 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 3:19 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
319 AM CST THU NOV 27 2003

WILL SEND NEW ZONE PACKAGE INCLUDING TORNADO WATCH #976 FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

ACTIVE WEATHER NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. DEW POINTS HAVE RISEN INTO
THE LOW 70S OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...PROVIDING SIGNIFICANTLY RICHER
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAN PREVIOUS GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. STRONG LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE INDICATED BY MSAS...ALONG WITH MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVING ACROSS REGION HAS RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE CONVECTION. DEEP
SHEAR HAS PRODUCED NUMEROUS ROTATING STORMS WHILE STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR AIDED IN DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST ONE SIGNIFICANT TORNADO.

MAIN ACTIVITY NOW OVER EASTERN PORTION OF FCST AREA AND CONTINUES
EASTWARD TREK WITH MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE. WILL TREND UPCOMING FCST
MORE IN LINE WITH ETA SOLUTION WHICH HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT MORE
CONSISTENT WITH SYSTEM.

DESPITE EXITING SOUTHERN STREAM DISTURBANCE...ETA MAINTAINING
PRECIPITABLE WATER AT NEAR 1.5 INCHES THROUGH TODAY AS NORTHERN
STREAM TROF AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ADVANCES TOWARD REGION.
SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL LIFT REDEVELOPING...ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE WITH FRONT TO MAINTAIN HIGH END POPS OVER MUCH OF THE
FCST AREA. ALSO SEEING SOME INCREASED UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
REDEVELOPING...AS WELL AS INCREASED CAPE WITH COOLING MID LEVEL
TEMPS. PER SPC DAY 1...WILL MAKE MENTION OF SEVERE POTENTIAL OF
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN MORNING ZONES. NE TO SW ORIENTED FRONT
EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR AN AEX-BPT LINE AT 00Z...THEN RAPIDLY PUNCHING
EAST AND SOUTHEAST AND THROUGH THE FCST AREA BY MIDNIGHT.

COLD HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FROPA TONIGHT WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK SHAPING UP DRY BUT WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW NORMAL. INDICATIONS
ARE THAT FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
MORNING. GRADUAL WARMUP BEGINNING FOR THE NEW WEEK WITH DRY PATTERN
CONTINUING.

FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...STRONG CAA WILL INCREASE WINDS TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE
REQUIRED.

KLCH 78 48 65 33 / 60 20 00 00
KBPT 78 48 67 35 / 60 20 00 00
KAEX 74 48 65 30 / 60 20 00 00
KLFT 78 50 53 36 / 70 40 00 00

..LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH 976 UNTIL 8 AM FOR SOUTH LOUISIANA INCLUDING
CAMERON...ACADIA...SAINT LANDRY...LAFAYETTE...SAINT MARTIN...
VERMILLION...IBERIA AND SAINT MARY PARISHES...AND ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS.

TX...NONE

MARCOTTE

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 3:15 PM CST, 13 hours 5 minutes before

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-271200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
315 PM CST WED NOV 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CENTRAL...
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
INCREASING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR FLOWING INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF
AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE...WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WITH A QUICK CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION IN THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE...ALONG WITH STRONG WIND SPEEDS IN PLACE...THERE IS THE
THREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES. THE ACTIVATION OF
STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
A COOL AND DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL FOLLOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK...WITH A GRADUAL WARMUP BEGINNING SUNDAY.

.INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

MARCOTTE/LGE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 26, 11:28 PM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1128 PM CST WED NOV 26 2003

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1105 PM    4 SE DERIDDER             LA   TORNADO
11/26/03   BEAUREGARD                     NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWNED...HOMES
                                          DAMAGED...UNKNOWN NUMBER OF
                                          INJURIES.

ERICKSON

Local storm report, Nov 26, 11:42 PM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1142 PM CST WED NOV 26 2003

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 PM    4 SE DERIDDER             LA   TORNADO
11/26/03   BEAUREGARD                     NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWNED...HOMES
                                          DAMAGED...UNKNOWN NUMBER OF
                                          INJURIES IN THE VICINITY
                                          OF HWY 26/394 AND SCALLION

1105 PM    PITKIN                   LA    TORNADO
11/26/03   VERNON                         TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN...POSSIBLE
                                          TORNADO BASED ON RADAR

1125 PM    5 S RAGLEY               LA    TORNADO
11/26/03   BEAUREGARD                     PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO
                                          ON THE GROUND...TREES AND
                                          POWER LINES DOWNED

ERICKSON

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberia

When: November 27, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Iberia County, Jeanerette
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 29.917, -91.683

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5329061.