Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion
- When
- March 20, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, 7 mi W of Pecan Is
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.650, -92.567
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 20, 2005
A tree fell on an automobile.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $5,000
- 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 tree fell on an automobile.
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 Mar 19, 8:25 PM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 8:25 PM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 825 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 .DISCUSSION... SEVERAL HAIL STORMS HAVE OCCURRED THIS EVENING ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A LARGE MCS IS LOCATED WEST OF OUR REGION...BUT IT HAS BEEN SLOW TO MOVE TO THE EAST. BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AND NEW 00Z MODEL DATA...WILL TWEAK POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TO REFLECT HIGHEST POPS TO THE WEST...AND LOWEST TO THE EAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 58 71 58 77 / 60 80 0 20 KBPT 59 72 57 76 / 70 80 0 20 KAEX 56 69 55 77 / 60 80 0 20 KLFT 59 73 56 76 / 50 80 0 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. && ERICKSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 8:30 PM CST, 7 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 830 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216- 201200- 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 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST SUNDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA....BUT THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THERE MAYBE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT. ERICKSON
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:30 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
- Tornado in California, March 20, 2005
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 22, 2005
- High Wind in Washington, March 20, 2005
- Tornado in California, March 20, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 20, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 20, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 20, 2005
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 20, 2005
- Heavy Snow in California, March 20 to 22, 2005
- High Wind in Texas, March 20 to 21, 2005
- Hail in Virginia, March 20, 2005
- Strong Wind in California, March 20 to 21, 2005
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 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: 5440273.