Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 31, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 31, 2005
Start: 2005-03-31T22:48
End: 2005-03-31T22:48
Location: Louisiana

March 31, 2005 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 7:15 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 7:15 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
715 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER ZONE UPDATE JUST SENT TO ADD SVR WATCH NUMBER 115 FOR SAN
AUGUSTINE...SABINE...AND SHELBY COUNTIES IN E TX...AND ALL OF N LA.
ALSO ADDED HAIL WORDING TO AREAS N OF THE FRONT /IE I-20
ZONES/...AND THE WIND/HAIL COMBO FARTHER S OF THE BOUNDARY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  54  60  42  69 /  70  30   0   0
MLU  57  60  43  67 /  70  30   0   0
DEQ  49  57  34  67 /  70  40   0   0
TXK  50  58  42  68 /  70  30   0   0
ELD  50  57  41  67 /  70  30   0   0
TYR  52  61  40  71 /  70  20   0   0
GGG  52  60  40  71 /  70  20   0   0
LFK  55  64  41  71 /  60  20   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 12:00 PM CST, 10 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011200-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST...AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AS WELL AS MOST OF EAST
TEXAS...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...
EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...TONIGHT.

A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA...TO
TYLER TEXAS...TO DALLAS...SEPARATED MOIST AIR TO THE SOUTH FROM
DRY AIR TO THE NORTH. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...
WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FOUR STATE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO MOVE EAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE FOUR
STATE AREA...TRIGGERING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOIST
AIR...ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY PRODUCING HAIL...COULD
ALSO OCCUR NORTH OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER EAST OR NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND MOVE INTO NORTH
LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THROUGH
TONIGHT.

03

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:29 PM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1029 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     HAIL             11 SSW GREENWOOD        32.29N 94.05W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        CADDO              LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1006 PM     HAIL             11 SSW GREENWOOD        32.29N 94.05W
03/31/2005  0.88 INCH        CADDO              LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JED

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:34 PM CST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1034 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     HAIL             3 W WASKOM              32.48N 94.12W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        HARRISON           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JED

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:36 PM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1036 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     HAIL             STONEWALL               32.26N 93.82W
03/31/2005  1.00 INCH        DE SOTO            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JED

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:37 PM CST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1037 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     HAIL             BLANCHARD               32.59N 93.89W
03/31/2005  1.75 INCH        CADDO              LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JED

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:38 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1038 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 PM     HAIL             ATHENS                  32.65N 93.03W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        CLAIBORNE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JED

Local storm report, Mar 31, 10:40 PM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1040 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 PM     HAIL             1 S CARTHAGE            32.14N 94.34W
03/31/2005  0.75 INCH        PANOLA             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JED

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 31, 10:48 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Shreveport
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.483, -93.750

Powerlines were downed on Ellerbe Road.

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, 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: 5480918.