Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 16, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 16, 2006
Start: 2006-08-16T15:00
End: 2006-08-16T15:00
Location: Louisiana

August 16, 2006 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Tree blown down and a shed destroyed.

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
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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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.

Tree blown down and a shed destroyed.

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 Aug 16, 9:17 AM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 9:17 AM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1017 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK THIS MORNING. NO UPDATE
PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 400 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006)

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT CENTERED OVER E TX/W LA
THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THIS POSITION FOR A WHILE YET.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATING ACROSS THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS
HIGH HAS GENERATED A COUPLE OF MCS OVER MS/AL YESTERDAY AND LAST
NIGHT. THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...WARM OFFSHORE WATERS...AS WELL AS
THE REMNANT VORT MAX FROM THE MCS HAS GENERATED A NEW BATCH OF
TSRA ACROSS THE EASTERN COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF ATCHAFALAYA BAY
EARLY THIS MORNING.

THIS AREA OF INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LA WARRANTS THE INTRODUCTION
OF SCT TSRA OVER LFT REGION TODAY...WITH ONLY ISO TSRA EXPECTED
OVER SW LA. FURTHER NORTH OVER CENTRAL LA...AND THE REMAINDER OF
SE TX...THE SUPPRESSION FROM THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL BE GREAT
ENOUGH TO CAP ANY SIGNIFICANT TCU DEVELOPMENT...MUCH LESS TSRA.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S AREAWIDE...WITH LOWER/MID
90S EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL PARISHES AND COUNTIES. HEAT
INDICES WILL RANGE 104-106 BY MID AFTERNOON.

THIS WILL CHANGE THU & FRI...AS AN MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE
E GULF MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA THU...AND SW OF THE AREA FRI. THIS
WILL BRING THE AXIX OF GREATEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FROM I-10
SOUTH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS THU & FRI...AND AREAWIDE SAT. NOT
EXPECTING AN ALL DAY DELUGE...WITH 30-40% EXPECTED DURING THIS
TIME FRAME.

BY SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO HOT AND
DRY ONCE AGAIN AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CELL ALOFT SETTLES OVER E
TX/LA REGION ONCE AGAIN.

DML

AVIATION...
AEX...BPT...LCH WILL HAVE TEMPO 1-2SM BR FROM 09-12Z...OTHERWISE...VFR
CONDITIONS TODAY. LFT WILL LIKELY HAVE VCTS FROM 18-00Z.

DML

MARINE...
LIGHT WIND REGIME EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH
GRADIENT WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH OVER 10 KNOTS AND SEAS
REMAINING NEAR 2 FEET OR LESS. OF COURSE WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE
LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR THE EXPECTED TSRA TODAY THRU SAT.

DML

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.

&&

13

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:08 AM CST, 11 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
408 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-171100-
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-
408 AM CDT WED AUG 16 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
HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 90S. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE
AROUND 105 BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
ONLY ISOLATED EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BRINGS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AN INSTABILITY.
THIS WILL ALSO GIVE US A BREAK IN TEMPERATURES...AS AFTERNOON
HIGHS WILL ONLY REACH THE LOWER TO MID 90S DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD.

BY SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL ONCE AGAIN DOMINATE OUR WEATHER...WITH MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES
...AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 90S ONCE
AGAIN. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 12:38 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
138 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

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

0137 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 54 SSW BURNS POINT      28.82N 91.74W
08/16/2006  M55 MPH          GMZ475             XX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN EUGENE ISLAND BLOCK 158.

&&

MOGGED

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 12:57 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
157 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

LAZ054-161945-
ST. MARY-
157 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARY
PARISH...

AT 157 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING DETECTION
EQUIPMENT INDICATED A STORM WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AMELIA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED
AUTOMOBILE. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE
OFFER NO PROTECTION.

BOATERS ON THE OPEN WATER ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE DANGERS OF
LIGHTNING. GET TO SAFE HARBOR AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A LIGHTNING STORM
THEN SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.

05

Local storm report, Aug 16, 1:07 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
207 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

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

0155 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 57 S BURNS POINT        28.76N 91.70W
08/16/2006  E50 MPH          GMZ475             XX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN EUGENE ISLAND BLOCK 182.

&&

MOGGED

Local storm report, Aug 16, 1:25 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
225 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

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

0223 PM     HAIL             MORGAN CITY             29.70N 91.19W
08/16/2006  E0.75 INCH       ST. MARY           LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS PATROL CAR RECEIVING PENNY
            SIZE HAIL IN MORGAN CITY.

&&

FNAVEJAR

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:26 PM CST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
326 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

LAZ045-053-162115-
IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
326 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN IBERIA PARISH...
EASTERN UPPER ST. MARTIN PARISH...

AT 318 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING DETECTION
EQUIPMENT INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
FROM BUTTE LA ROSE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PIERRE PART...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STRONG STORMS INCLUDE:
 ST. MARTINVILLE BY 350 PM CDT
 LOUREAUVILLE BY 350 PM CDT

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED
AUTOMOBILE. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE
OFFER NO PROTECTION.

BOATERS ON THE OPEN WATER ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE DANGERS OF
LIGHTNING. GET TO SAFE HARBOR AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A LIGHTNING STORM
THEN SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.

05

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 2:47 PM CST, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
347 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

LAZ054-055-162130-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-ST. MARY-
347 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER LOWER ST. MARTIN
PARISH...NORTHERN ST. MARY PARISH...

AT 344 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING DETECTION
EQUIPMENT INDICATED A LINE OF STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING FROM
CATAHOULA TO LAKE FAUSSE POINTE TO CHARENTON TO NEAR PIERRE
PART...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE LIGHTNING STORM INCLUDE...
 NEW IBERIA...JEANERETTE...FRANKLIN...AND CENTERVILLE.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED
AUTOMOBILE. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE
OFFER NO PROTECTION.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES. DO NOT
PUSH YOUR LUCK BY TRYING TO FINISH THE JOB WHILE THE STORM
APPROACHES.

05

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When: August 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Rapides County, 2 mi NW of Deville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.367, -92.183

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, August 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5525356.