Severe thunderstorms became severe across portions of Acadiana, producing flooding, hail, and tornadoes.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms became severe across portions of Acadiana, producing flooding, hail, and tornadoes.
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 Dec 29, 11:25 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1125 PM CST FRI DEC 29 2006
.DISCUSSION...HAVE ADJUSTED GRIDS AND HAZARD PRODUCTS TO REFINE
SLIGHTLY FASTER TIMING OF HEAVIER RAINFALL SPREADING EASTWARD.
HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A COUPLE OF FFWS THIS EVENING...AND THINK BY
12Z...HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL HAVE EXITED EASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES. HAVE
ALSO ADJUSTED THE WATCH OVER THE LOUISIANA PARISHES AS WELL.
RIDICULOUS WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. LATEST CHECK OF THE LCH
ASOS STILL SHOWS 26G33KT. DO NOT SEE MUCH OF A REASON WHY THESE
WINDS SHOULD DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO HAVE
EXTENDED THE ADVISORY THROUGH 12Z...AND FARTHER EAST TO INCLUDE
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY...UPPER ST.
MARTIN...AND VERMILION.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...
CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST.
MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...AND VERNON.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...
LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER
ST. MARTIN...AND VERMILION.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...AND VERNON.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
JEFFERSON...AND ORANGE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: 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...AND WATERS FROM
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: AND
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20
NM.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20
NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM.
&&
13HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 433 AM CST FRI DEC 29 2006 GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182- 201-215-216-301045- 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- 433 AM CST FRI DEC 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 LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS BREWING BACK TO THE WEST THIS MORNING. ALL THE INGREDIENTS NECESSARY FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE BY THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS TONIGHT WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH THE THREAT FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. VERY HEAVY RAINS AND NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY STRONGER STORMS. STORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS WORKING THEIR WAY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AT THAT TIME. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STORMS ENDING BY THE EVENING HOURS ON SATURDAY WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING IN LATE. LOOKING TO SEE A RETURN TO COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN ON SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH MID-WEEK. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. K. KUYPER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
822 PM CST FRI DEC 29 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 71 SSE PECAN ISLAND 28.67N 92.10W
12/29/2006 M70 MPH GMZ475 XX PUBLIC
REPORTED BY PLATFORM IN SOUTH MARSH ISLAND BLOCK 58.
&&
MOGGEDThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail completely covered the ground in Bayou Vista and Berwick areas. Dents were found in many vehcilecs and some windshields were broken.
A few trees were blown down across the parish.
A tornado touched down east of Mire, damaging ten homes. No injuries were reported. Most of the damage was to roofs, blown out windows, destroyed sheds, and trees downed. One mobile home overturned but no one was home at the time. Another house had significant damage to the roof and carport.
The tornado in Acadia Parish moved into St. Landry Parish before dissipating. A large shed behind a home was destroyed.
The public in the Hargrove area recorded a 73 mph wind gust.
Verot School Road was flooded from heavy rain.
A firework stand was blown onto several cars in Scott.
A few poer lines were blown down across the parish.
Heavy rain quickly flooded area roadways.
Residents around Abbeville reported water in their homes and businesses.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 2006Warnings in Louisiana, December 2006
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: 9514, 9526, 9524, 9525, 9530, 9535, 9528, 9529, 9532, 9533.