Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 29, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 29, 2006
Start: 2006-04-29T21:30
End: 2006-04-29T21:30
Location: Louisiana

April 29, 2006 · NWS LIX · 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: $15,000
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 29, 9:00 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 9:00 PM CST, 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1000 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

.DISCUSSION...

TORNADO WATCH #264 CONTINUES FOR EXTREME SERN LOUISIANA...WALTHALL
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND THE COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING LAKES
PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS. CLEARED NW COUNTIES OF CWA FROM WATCH.

BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL/CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE WITH LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES ACROSS SERN LA TOWARD MS. GOOD INFLOW OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY/DEWPTS IN 60S AND 70S
WILL PROVIDE AMPLE MOISTURE. BELIEVE POPS LOWER FOR NWRN ZONES AS
CONVECTION WILL WEAKEN SOME BY MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN IN
TSTMS STILL AROUND FOR EXTREME SE LA AND COASTAL MS.  WILL EDIT
ZONES TO REFLECT TSTM TRENDS IN FIRST PERIOD. NO CHANGES FOR
REMAINDER OF FORECAST OR TEMPS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  65  81  59  86 /  90  40  20  05
BTR  66  83  61  87 /  90  40  20  05
MSY  69  82  66  86 /  80  50  20  05
GPT  69  78  64  83 /  90  60  20  05

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH #264 UNTIL 12 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME SE
     LOUISIANA...LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS...COASTAL WATERS.
MS...TORNADO WATCH #264 UNTIL 12 AM CDT SUNDAY WALTHALL COUNTY.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR GMZ530.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR GMZ550-GMZ555-
     GMZ570-GMZ575.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 11:05 AM CST, 10 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1205 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-301200-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-
ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER
LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-
PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1205 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STARTING THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE TORNADOES...LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

A SLIGHT RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MAINLY
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ISOLATED AREAS OF UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS FOR
SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST
SUNDAY MORNING AND THEREFORE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SPOTTER PERSONNEL ARE URGED TO STAY
CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER ADVISORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
UPCOMING EVENT IN CASE ACTIVATION IS WARRANTED.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 7:13 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
813 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 SSW PLAQUEMINE       30.15N 91.30W
04/29/2006                   IBERVILLE          LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN OVER ENTIRE PARISH.

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W BATON ROUGE         30.45N 91.21W
04/29/2006                   WEST BATON ROUGE   LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN.

&&

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: April 29, 9:30 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Abita Spgs
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 30.483, -90.033

Thunderstorm winds caused damage in a subdivision and a nearby area around Hoffman Road and Autumn Wind Lane. Several aluminum vent pipies on house roofs were bent over, a number of wood fences were knocked down, a storage shed was blown over, several trees blown down, and roof damage occurred to several homes.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5502763.