Louisiana, 2005Funnel Cloud in Louisiana, July 1, 2005
July 1, 2005 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 1, 2:00 AM CST, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 2:00 AM CST, 9 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Funnel Cloud, Plaquemines
- When
- July 1, 11:20 AM CST to 11:25 AM CST
- Where
- Plaquemines County, 4 mi SW of Belle Chasse
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.544, -89.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was observed southwest of Belle Chasse.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2005$60 million · 56 kt wind · 53 events
- Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2005$155 million · 20 events
- Drought in Illinois, July 1 to 31, 2005$180 million · 13 events
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 1, 20051 death · 3 injured · $10,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in South Dakota, July 1 to 10, 2005$23 million · 3 events
- Drought in Missouri, July 1 to 31, 2005$8.5 million · 2 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 2005$6.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flood in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2005$1.6 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 1, 2005$100,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 1, 2005$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1, 2005$80,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 1, 2005$80,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
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: 5463159.