Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- July 28, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, 2 mi W of Vinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.183, -93.617
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 28, 2005
A large scoreboard was destroyed at a local horse track, several trees were blown down, and three horse barns had minor roof damage.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- 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.
A large scoreboard was destroyed at a local horse track, several trees were blown down, and three horse barns had minor roof damage.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 28, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 28, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 28, 2005
More
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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: 5463416.