Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 29, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 29, 2006
Start: 2006-04-29T13:50
End: 2006-04-29T13:50
Location: Louisiana

April 29, 2006 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The front porch of a house was blown off.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $12,000
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.

The front porch of a house was blown off.

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 Apr 29, 1:49 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 1:49 PM CST, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:49 AM CST, 10 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
449 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-301000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
449 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GM...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM WEST OF SHREVEPORT TO
WEST OF HOUSTON THIS MORNING WITH TORNADO WATCHES POSTED AT THIS
TIME AS THE LINE MOVES EASTWARD. THERE IS A THREAT THAT SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT FROM DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOS.
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END TONIGHT AS A COOL FRONT SLIPS THROUGH
THE REGION.

THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE ON TAP FROM TUESDAY ONWARD
INTO NEXT WEEKEND ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER
WITH THESE STORMS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

K. KUYPER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1145 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

0738 AM     HAIL             5 NW THICKET            30.45N 94.69W
04/29/2006  E0.75 INCH       HARDIN             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN
            THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY.

0814 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODVILLE               30.77N 94.42W
04/29/2006                   TYLER              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED TREE DOWN IN
            WOODVILLE.

1055 AM     TORNADO          4 SSW KOUNTZE           30.32N 94.34W
04/29/2006                   HARDIN             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO
            KNOCKING DOWN TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 326 AT LANGHAM ROAD.

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:06 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:41 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
141 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

1239 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E HAMSHIRE            29.86N 94.26W
04/29/2006                   JEFFERSON          TX   PUBLIC

            RICE FARMER REPORTED HIS WIND GAUGE TOPPED OUT AT 50 MPH.
            OLD RICE DRYER WAS WRAPPED AROUND UTILITY POLE. SMALL 3
            FRAME BUILDING WAS MOVED 2 FEET OFF ITS BLOCKS.

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 12:43 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 1:18 PM CST, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 1:38 PM CST, 12 minutes before

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The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: April 29, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Longville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $12,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.600, -93.233

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, April 2006

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: 5499622.