Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron
- When
- February 1, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Grand Chenier
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 29.767, -92.983
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 1, 2006
Sheriff deputy estimated wind speeds of at least 60 mph.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Sheriff deputy estimated wind speeds of at least 60 mph.
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 Feb 1, 9:10 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 9:10 PM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
910 PM CST WED FEB 1 2006
.DISCUSSION...TORNADO WATCH 24 FOR SE TX EXPIRED AT 9PM WHILE TW 25
WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 4AM OVER SRN LA PARISHES.
SEVERAL VARIABLES IN PLACE FOR SEVERE WX. 00Z KLCH SOUNDING SHOWING
QUITE FAVORABLE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR PROFILE...850MB WINDS PROGGED
TO INCREASE TO 45-50 KNOTS OVER SCNTRL LA...AND UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SCNTRL TX
MOVES NEWD AND BECOMES MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED. HOWEVER...WE STILL
HAVE WEAK CAP AT 850MB WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL CAP AT 700MB. BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS TO BE OVER SRN LA PARISHES...IN
LINE WITH THE WATCH BOX AREA.
STILL WATCHING TO THE SW TO SEE IF MORE TSTMS ARE GOING TO FIRE
UP...SUSPECT THERE WILL BE SOME MORE STORMS BUT NOT SURE JUST HOW
WIDESPREAD THEY WILL BE. BASICALLY CALLING FOR CHANCE OF TSTMS TO
END OVER SE TX SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STORMS MOVING OUT OF LA
PARISHES BY SUNRISE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 60 76 52 71 / 90 0 0 0
KBPT 60 77 52 71 / 90 0 0 0
KAEX 59 72 50 63 / 100 20 0 0
KLFT 61 73 52 70 / 100 40 0 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...
IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...AND VERMILION.
TX...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
CWS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER COASTAL WATERS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 4:24 AM CST, 17 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 424 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006 GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182- 201-215-216-021030- 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- 424 AM CST WED FEB 1 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 VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY OVERALL...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL WITH LIMITED CHANCES FOR RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 1, 9:27 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
927 PM CST WED FEB 01 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND CHENIER 29.77N 92.97W
02/01/2006 CAMERON LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CAMERON PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN
ON HIGHWAY 82 NEAR GRAND CHENIER
&&
SHAMBURGERThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2006
- Avalanche in California, February 1, 2006
- Drought in Oklahoma, February 1 to 28, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Texas, February 1, 2006
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 1, 2006
- Storm Surge in Maine, February 1, 2006
- Drought in Oklahoma, February 1 to 28, 2006
- Winter Weather in Washington, February 1, 2006
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2006
- Drought in Colorado, February 1 to 28, 2006
- High Wind in American Samoa, February 1 to 3, 2006
- Drought in Missouri, February 1 to 28, 2006
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, February 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: 5495572.