Louisiana, 2004

Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 25, 2004

June 25, 2004 · NWS LIX · 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
$1,000
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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 7:33 PM CST, 17 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
833 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004

LAZ034>038-046>050-056-MSZ068>070-251100-
AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-
LIVINGSTON-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WEST BATON ROUGE-
WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
833 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

.FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. SINCE THE GROUND IS NEARLY
SATURATED IN MANY AREAS...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING.

.THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. SINCE
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER 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.

LAZ039-040-057>070-MSZ071-077-080>082-251100-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-ORLEANS-
PEARL RIVER-ST CHARLES-ST JAMES-ST JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST TAMMANY-
UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST BERNARD-
UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-
833 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY. SINCE THE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:24 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
224 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     TORNADO          5 NW RACELAND           29.77N 90.66W
06/25/2004                   LAFOURCHE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERRIFS OFFICE REPORTED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON FALGOUT
            CANAL ROAD IN THERIOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS.

&&

JV

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. John the Baptist

When
June 25, 1:30 PM CST
Where
St. John the Baptist County, La Place
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.067, -90.483

Trees were blown down along Interstate 10.

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: 5407452.