Louisiana, 2005

Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 2, 2005

July 2, 2005 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 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 New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
340 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

.DISCUSSION...AFTER CAREFULLY LOOKING NORTHWEST...IT IS OBVIOUS
THE MCS WILL MAKE IT ACROSS THE NORTH PARISH/COUNTY WARNING
AREA. WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SURFACE HEATING LEFT...CONVECTION SHOULD
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHORT WAVE TROUGH AXIS FROM SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI TO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE SOUTH. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THE BOWING CONVECTION WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. SOME DYNAMICS
ALOFT MAY MAINTAIN STORMS TIL SUNSET. WILL UP POPS FOR NEW ORLEANS...
BATON ROUGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR TONIGHT. TROUGH AXIS WEAKENS TOWARD
MORNING. SOME DRYING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH LOWER POPS FOR THE
NORTH HALF ZONES SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...COASTAL AREAS CAN EXPECT NEAR
NORMAL POP SUNDAY. TROUGH COMPLETELY BREAKS DOWN FOR MONDAY. ALL EYES
TURN SOUTHEAST AS ETA WANTS TO BRING A LOW TOWARD THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TUESDAY. GFS DOES NOT INDICATE ANY SURFACE FEATURE.
HOWEVER...MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FOR TUESDAY
AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AND WILL MAINTAIN RAIN CHANCES AS IS. NEAR NORMAL POPS
THURSDAY THROUGH SAT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  73  93  73  93 /  60  30  20  30
BTR  75  93  75  93 /  60  30  20  30
MSY  75  91  78  92 /  60  40  20  30
GPT  76  90  75  91 /  30  40  20  30

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...SVR WATCH 579 LAZ034>040-046>050-057-058-060 TIL 02Z
MS...SVR WATCH 579 MSZ068>071-077 TIL 02Z.
SE LA AND MS COASTAL WATERS...SVR WATCH 579 GMZ530.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:00 PM CST, 1 hour before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
400 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-031130-
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-
400 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 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

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...EXCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI COAST
EAST OF GULFPORT...THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS...OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNSET. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...EAST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND PARISHES JUST SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME MORE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. WHILE ORGANIZED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD...A FEW
STORMS COULD BE STRONG AND PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY
WINDS...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.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.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When
July 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pointe Coupee County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.717, -91.633

Trees were reported down in various locations across the parish.

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.

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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: 5463162.