Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 6, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 6, 2005
Start: 2005-04-06T02:15
End: 2005-04-06T02:15
Location: Louisiana

April 6, 2005 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 5, 10:00 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:00 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

.DISCUSSION...
HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES TO REMOVE THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 125 AND INCLUDE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  62  75  55  70 /  70  30  10  10
MLU  63  74  55  69 /  70  50  20  10
DEQ  57  72  48  67 /  70  50  20  10
TXK  59  74  54  67 /  70  50  20  10
ELD  62  74  53  68 /  70  50  20  10
TYR  58  75  52  70 /  70  10  10  10
GGG  60  75  53  70 /  70  10  10  10
LFK  61  80  52  73 /  70  10  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

06

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 11:00 AM CST, 15 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-061100-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST...AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FOUR STATE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS
WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...NORTH
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER DUE TO STRONG SHEAR...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS...WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 10:48 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1148 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005

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

0938 PM     LIGHTNING        LOCKESBURG              33.97N 94.17W
04/05/2005                   SEVIER             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOUSE FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING IN LOCKESBURG. HOUSE
            BURNED TO THE GROUND. NO INJURIES.

&&

15

Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:15 PM CST, 3 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1215 AM CDT WED APR 06 2005

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

1125 PM     HAIL             10 E MANSFIELD          32.03N 93.53W
04/05/2005  0.75 INCH        DE SOTO            LA   STORM CHASER

&&

MBERRY

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:27 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
127 AM CDT WED APR 06 2005

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

1217 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N JAMESTOWN           32.40N 93.21W
04/06/2005                   BIENVILLE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR FRYEBURG. TWO
            TRAILERS WERE DESTROYED. TREES DOWN ACROSS SOME HOMES IN
            TOWN NEAR HWY 516 AND HWY 792. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
            REPORT OF ONE MINOR INJURY NEAR FRYEBURG.

&&

13

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:32 AM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
132 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001>004-010-TXZ126-138-151>153-165-060900-
ANGELINA-BOSSIER-CADDO-CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
LAFAYETTE-MARION-MILLER-NACOGDOCHES-NEVADA-PANOLA-SHELBY-WEBSTER-
132 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR
PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS EXCEPT FOR UNION COUNTY ARKANSAS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127 HAS BEEN CANCELED
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

MILLER...HEMPSTEAD...LAFAYETTE...NEVADA...COLUMBIA...

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

MARION...HARRISON...PANOLA...SHELBY...NACOGDOCHES...
ANGELINA...

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

CADDO...BOSSIER...WEBSTER...DE SOTO...CLAIBORNE.

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST OUT OF THE AREA.

ARZ073-060900-
UNION AR-
132 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
400 AM CDT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND PARISHES...

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

UNION COUNTY.

AT 130 AM CDT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ALONG A
LINE MOVING THROUGH UNION COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY LARGE HAIL...UP TO GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

17

Local storm report, Apr 6, 1:13 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
213 AM CDT WED APR 06 2005

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

0200 AM     HAIL             CHATHAM                 32.31N 92.45W
04/06/2005  0.75 INCH        JACKSON            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JED

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 2:00 AM CST, 15 minutes before

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: April 6, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Grant County, 5 mi E of Colfax
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 31.517, -92.633

A few trees were downed.

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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, April 2005

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: 5481285.