Louisiana, 2005

Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 13, 2005

January 13, 2005 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Large tree was blown across the road.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

Large tree was blown across the road.

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 Jan 13, 3:11 AM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:11 AM CST, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 1:30 PM CST, 14 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
130 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-
131200-
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-
130 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A COLD SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SABINE LAKE
BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. STORMS IN THE LINE COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE LOUISIANA PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THURSDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE QUIET WEATHER LATER
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
IT MAY BECOME NECESSARY TO CALL UPON STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO
OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT SEVERE
WEATHER OPERATIONS TONIGHT.

20

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
130530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1125 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...

VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:25 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
LAZ027-028-131000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1125 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...

VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:40 PM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

LAZ027-028-131000-
RAPIDES-VERNON-
1140 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Local storm report, Jan 13, 3:01 AM CST, 34 minutes before
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The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
January 13, 3:35 AM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County, 11 mi W of Lake Arthur
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.083, -92.867

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5432968.