A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph across southwest Louisiana.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph across southwest Louisiana.
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 Jun 3, 11:29 AM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1229 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007
.UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED ZONES FOR MCS MOVING INTO SE TX AND FOR SVR TSTM
WATCH UNTIL 6 PM.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 73 87 71 88 / 40 40 10 20
KBPT 74 87 71 88 / 20 40 10 20
KAEX 72 89 71 89 / 20 40 10 20
KLFT 71 87 71 89 / 40 40 10 30
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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY 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.
TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
GM...NONE.
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K. KUYPERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 531 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007 GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182- 201-215-216-041045- 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- 531 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS BRIEFLY REACHING SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS IS DUE TO INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AHEAD OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLITY THAT SOME STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL. THERE IS ALSO AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS OVER THE LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND JUST ACROSS THE SABINE RIVER INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BEYOND TUESDAY...RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD INCREASE TO ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS AS RIDGING BUILDS IN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
955 AM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM WATER SPOUT 16 SE CAMERON 29.63N 93.11W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
5 WATERSPOUTS OCCURRING AT ONE TIME WERE REPORTED 3 TO 4
MILES APART BETWEEN WEST CAMERON BLOCKS 66 AND 71 AND
MOVING SOUTH. REPORT RECEIVED AT 940 AM CDT.
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BARRYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 AM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM WATER SPOUT 19 SW CAMERON 29.60N 93.52W
06/03/2007 GMZ450 LA PUBLIC
WATERSPOUT OBSERVED FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES FROM OIL RIG IN
WEST CAMERON BLOCK 112.
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SHAMBURGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1214 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM WATER SPOUT 17 SSE CAMERON 29.57N 93.19W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
2 WATERSPOUTS OBSERVED AT SAME TIME FROM OIL RIG IN WEST
CAMERON BLOCK 101
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SHAMBURGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1216 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM WATER SPOUT 14 SE CAMERON 29.65N 93.13W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
3 WATERSPOUTS OBSERVED AT SAME TIME FROM OIL RIG IN WEST
CAMERON BLOCK 65.
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SHAMBURGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1217 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM WATER SPOUT 14 SE CAMERON 29.65N 93.13W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
3 WATERSPOUTS OBSERVED AT SAME TIME FROM OIL RIG IN WEST
CAMERON BLOCK 65.
0915 AM WATER SPOUT 16 SE CAMERON 29.63N 93.11W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
5 WATERSPOUTS OCCURRING AT ONE TIME WERE REPORTED 3 TO 4
MILES APART BETWEEN WEST CAMERON BLOCKS 66 AND 71 AND
MOVING SOUTH. REPORT RECEIVED AT 940 AM CDT.
1000 AM WATER SPOUT 19 SW CAMERON 29.60N 93.52W
06/03/2007 GMZ450 LA PUBLIC
WATERSPOUT OBSERVED FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES FROM OIL RIG IN
WEST CAMERON BLOCK 112.
1000 AM WATER SPOUT 17 SSE CAMERON 29.57N 93.19W
06/03/2007 GMZ452 LA PUBLIC
2 WATERSPOUTS OBSERVED AT SAME TIME FROM OIL RIG IN WEST
CAMERON BLOCK 101
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SHAMBURGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
131 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0111 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S WOODVILLE 30.76N 94.42W
06/03/2007 TYLER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWNED BY A TREE.
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BARRYThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down across the parish.
Trees and power lines were downed near DeQuincy.
Several trees were blown down.
A tree was blown down in Kinder.
Two trees were blown down near Oberlin. One of the trees landed on a power line that caught on fire.
A tree was blown down near the Highway 102 and 99 intersection.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Alexandria and Boyce.
A power line was blown down along I-10 between mile markers 55 and 56.
The roof of a drug store was damaged.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern section of Rapides Parish.
A few trees and power lines were blown down across Evangeline Parish.
A tree fell on a power line in Jennings.
A tree was blown down along Highway 1 near Effie.
Several trees were blown down in and around Opelousas.
Two trees were blown down near Parks.
Power lines were blown down in Franklin.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, June 2007
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: 40991, 40994, 40996, 40997, 40999, 41001, 41002, 41004, 41006, 41007, 41009, 41010, 41012, 40988, 41013, 40989, 41014, 41016.