Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- June 1, 12:57 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 2 mi E of Duson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.233, -92.150
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 1, 2004
Trees and power lines were blown down near Duson.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- 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.
Trees and power lines were blown down near Duson.
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 Jun 1, 8:05 AM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 8:05 AM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 905 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004 .DISCUSSION...STORMS ASSOCD WITH MCS MOVING THRU RAPIDES AND AVOYELLES PARISHES THIS AM...STORMS ARE FIRING ALONG FRNTL BNDRY. THIS AREA OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MORNING SOUNDING RATHER WET WITH PRECIP WATER AROUND 1.75 INCHES AND CAPES ABV 5000 J/KG...WITHOUT SOUNDING GETTING MODIFIED. CURRENT ZONES LOOK TO BE ON TRACK AND HAVE NO PLANS FOR UPDATING AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LCH 89 76 90 74 / 40 20 40 20 BPT 89 77 91 76 / 40 20 40 20 AEX 88 72 90 71 / 40 20 40 20 LFT 89 74 90 73 / 40 20 40 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. && KUYPER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 4:20 AM CST, 8 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 520 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004 GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216- 021100- ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON- CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-EVANGELINE-HARDIN-IBERIA- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE- LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-LOWER ST MARTIN- NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-ST MARY-TYLER-UPPER ST MARTIN- VERMILION-VERNON- 520 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE AND FAVORABLE UPPER AIR SUPPORT...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AT THIS TIME HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. MARCOTTE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:54 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
154 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0153 PM HAIL MIRE 30.30N 92.19W
06/01/2004 0.75 INCH ACADIA LA PUBLIC
REPORTED BY MIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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THMThe 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1 to 30, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 3, 2004
- Rip Current in Florida, June 1, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 1, 2004
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 1, 2004
- Flooding in Kentucky, June 1 to 9, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 1, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 1 to 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 1, 2004
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, June 2004
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: 5407545.