Louisiana, 2006

Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 26, 2006

April 26, 2006 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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

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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 Apr 26, 2:00 AM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 10:59 AM CST, 15 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1159 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-261100-
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-
1159 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MORE
FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.  MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
REMAIN WEAK...BUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COULD BECOME STRONG TO
LOCALLY SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

MOST OF THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WINDS
GUSTING TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY PRODUCE
WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.  AREAS TO THE NORTH OF LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST
CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM
OVER THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrebonne

When
April 26, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Terrebonne County, 5 mi SE of Houma
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.550, -90.650

Trees and power lines were knocked down near Bourg.

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

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5502494.