1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 6, 6:00 AM CST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
700 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN AREA AND TIME. NEW WATCH BOX 130
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 12Z TO 18Z(7AM TO 1PM) WILL UPDATE ALL
PRODUCTS TO REFLECT.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
WILL BE BRIEF AS VARIABLES ARE COMING TOGETHER QUICKLY THIS MORNING
FOR A BAD DAY. STRONG SEVERE LINE OF TS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL LA
ATTM WITH DAMAGING WINDS. SINGLE CELL DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING AHEAD
OF THE LINE IN THE WARM SECTOR AS WELL AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST
AREA TO SEE TORNADIC EVENT WILL BE SE LA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM. FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT
AS THE LINE SLOWS DOWN AND MANY TRAINING TS DEVELOP WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN. WILL BRING ALL SEVERE TS HAZARDS IN THE HWO THIS MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB 76 65 72 55 / 80 30 10 10
BTR 78 65 72 55 / 80 30 00 10
MSY 76 67 76 60 / 80 30 00 00
GPT 72 68 72 63 / 90 50 00 00
&&
.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FOR ALL SE LA.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM FOR ALL SE LA.
MS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN MISS.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN MISS.
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL
WATERS INCLUDING LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS THROUGH
TONIGHT.
&&
17HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005 LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-071100- AMITE-ASCENSION-ASSUMPTION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-HANCOCK- HARRISON-IBERVILLE-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE- ORLEANS-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. CHARLES-ST. HELENA- ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-TANGIPAHOA- UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD- UPPER TERREBONNE-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA- WILKINSON- 1030 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 1 PM... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED TORNADOES ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON. PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL... HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THE LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. GENERALLY TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BETWEEN FIVE AND EIGHT INCHES POSSIBLE IF STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING... SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE IN FLOOD ALREADY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGREVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEM TODAY AND NEW CREST HEIGHTS MAY BE COMPUTED IN ADDITIONAL FORECASTS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MARINE... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA TO THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 20 KNOTS AND WAVES TO 7 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINS WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .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. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AND BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION IF NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1243 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1124 AM TORNADO 8 S BELLE CHASSE 29.73N 90.00W
04/06/2005 PLAQUEMINES LA EMERGENCY MNGR
TOUCHDOWN...4 HOUSES DAMAGED. POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
LBUCKLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1246 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1031 AM TORNADO 6 S BELLE CHASSE 29.76N 90.00W
04/06/2005 PLAQUEMINES LA EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...6 MILES SOUTH OG BELLE CHASE FERRY.
TREES AND BUILDING DAMAGED IN ONE QUARTER MIULE LENGTH BY
ONE EIGTH MILE WIDTH. ONE HOUSE DESTROYED...SEVERAL
DAMAGED. TREES BLOWN DOWN.
&&
LBUCKLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1247 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1214 PM TORNADO PORT FOURCHON 29.11N 90.19W
04/06/2005 LAFOURCHE LA AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...NO INJURIES
&&
LBUCKLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1249 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM TORNADO VIOLET 29.90N 89.89W
04/06/2005 ST. BERNARD LA AMATEUR RADIO
BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN ST BERNARD PARISH. EXACT LOCATION
UNKNOWN.
&&
LBUCKLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1256 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM TORNADO 3 W BAY ST. LOUIS 30.31N 89.38W
04/06/2005 HANCOCK MS EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING.
&&
LBUCKLINPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
104 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1253 PM TORNADO MONTEGUT 29.47N 90.56W
04/06/2005 TERREBONNE LA AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO SPOTTED.
&&
LBUCKLINThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The same meso-cylone thunderstorm that produced a tornado earlier in Port Fourchon, spawned another tornado that touched down near Port Sulphur damaging 15 mobile homes and snapping several telephone poles.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 2005Warnings in Louisiana, April 2005
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: 5443276.