Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 2, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 2, 2005
Start: 2005-07-02T16:30
End: 2005-07-02T16:30
Location: Louisiana

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

Roof, window, and door damage occurred at 3 homes.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
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.

Roof, window, and door damage occurred at 3 homes.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:31 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:31 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
231 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY DARK WHILE SOME CHANCE OF
STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA. MODELS SHOW
SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE CONTINUING OVER THE AREA AS A SERIES OF UPPER
LEVELS DISTURBANCE APPROACH AND MOVE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

DRYING IS EXPECTED SUNDAY SO THAT CHANCES OF RAIN WILL BE SMALLER WITH
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH SEA
BREEZE ACTIVITY.

A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS PROGGED TO BUILD IN ALOFT BY MONDAY SO THAT
RELATIVELY DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR SMALL CHANCES OF
RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

CHANCES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TUESDAY WHEN A TROPICAL WAVE
MOVES INTO THE AREA BRINGING SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE.
&&

.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE ALEXANDRIA AREA AT THIS TIME AND
COULD AFFECT THE LAKE CHARLES AND LAFAYETTE AIRPORTS LATER TODAY.
&&

.MARINE...
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK FOR THE SHORT TERM BUT INCREASE
SLIGHTLY AS THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  75  96  77  94 /  50  30  20  20
KBPT  76  95  77  94 /  50  30  20  20
KAEX  75  99  75  96 /  30  20  20  20
KLFT  75  96  77  94 /  50  30  20  20
&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OUTDOOR BURING BANS CONTINUE FOR HARDIN...TYLER...JASPER AND NEWTON
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 4:35 AM CST, 11 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
535 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-
041100-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-TYLER-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
NEWTON...KOUNTZE...JASPER...BEAUMONT...OBERLIN...ABBEVILLE...
VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...MARKSVILLE...
LEESVILLE...LAKE CHARLES...LAFAYETTE...JENNINGS...DERIDDER...
CROWLEY...CAMERON AND ALEXANDRIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST WEATHER THREAT TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
FOR MONDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FURTHER EAST
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE
APPROACH OF A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHWEST
CARIBBEAN.

BY THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...EXPECT THE WEATHER PATTERN TO RETURN
TO NORMAL...WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...
MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

DML

In the hours before

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberia

When: July 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Iberia County, Loreauville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.050, -91.733

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

Every storm in Louisiana in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, July 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: 5463394.