On the western edge of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay, a few thunderstorms became severe and produced damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
On the western edge of the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay, a few thunderstorms became severe and produced damaging winds.
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 24, 3:20 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
420 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WAS LOCATED THIS AFTERNOON
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN JACKSON
MISSISSIPPI AND NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. THIS SYSTEM IS JUST SLOWLY
DRIFTING TO THE WEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST NOW. RAIN BANDS FROM THIS
SYSTEM HAVE MADE IT AS FAR AS AN ALEXANDRIA TO JENNINGS LINE
TODAY...BUT ERODE AS THEY MOVE FURTHER TO THE WEST. LATEST RADAR
SHOWS ANOTHER BAND OF SOME MODERATE RAINFALL MOVING BACK INTO
AVOYELLES PARISH AND ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN. OTHER SHOWERS
ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA MOVING TO THE SOUTH.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW WITH FAY IS EXPECTED TO STALL LATER
ON TONIGHT AT THE SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI/SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA BORDER
NEAR MCCOMB MISSISSIPPI. ONCE AGAIN THE GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS SEEM
TO BE HANDLING THIS SITUATION THE BEST. WOULD EXPECT SOME WRAP
AROUND MOISTURE AND RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN INTO SECTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA...MAINLY EAST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO LAFAYETTE
LINE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY CHANCE
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA
BASIN...AND ALSO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING ALONG THE
VERMILION BAY REGION...WHERE THE GUIDANCE HINTS AT A BAND
DEVELOPING IN COMBINATION OF THE CIRCULATION OF FAY...AND AN
ENHANCED LAND-SEA CONVERGENCE ZONE.
THE REMNANTS OF FAY WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY...GRADUALLY
REDUCING POPS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE REGION.
&&
.AVIATION...
SOME SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE KAEX/KLFT/KARA
TAF SITES THROUGH MONDAY. MOST OF THE HEAVIER RAINS AND GUSTY
WINDS SHOULD STAY OFF TO THE EAST OF THE TAF SITES.
&&
.MARINE...
AS THE SURFACE CENTER FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND STALLS LATE TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA/SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BORDER...WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...MAINLY EAST OF
CAMERON. GFS AND ECMWF GUIDANCE SUGGEST WIND SPEEDS AROUND 20
KNOTS SO WILL KEEP THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE
MARINE ZONES EAST OF CAMERON.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER ON MONDAY AND BECOME MORE OF AN ONSHORE
COMPONENT BY MID WEEK AS THE REMNANTS OF FAY MOVE OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 73 90 73 92 74 / 30 40 20 20 10
KBPT 73 92 72 92 74 / 30 30 20 20 10
KAEX 72 86 72 92 71 / 50 50 30 30 10
KLFT 73 86 72 90 74 / 50 50 30 30 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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 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.
&&
DISCUSSION/MARINE: RUA
AVIATION: JSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 511 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008 GMZ452-455-472-475-LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-251100- 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 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-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE- ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA- ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- 511 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY BEFORE THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVERNIGHT NEAR BATON ROUGE. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA DUE TO THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE OF THE SYSTEM. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS REGION IS HEAVY RAINFALL...WHERE STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION COULD AVERAGE NEAR 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. DUE TO DRY GROUND CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OR RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. OFFSHORE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE MAIN FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS ACADIANA THROUGH MID MORNING...AND OFFSHORE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY...THE REMNANT LOW OF FAY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM OUR REGION. THIS WILL DIMINISH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WITH DRIER AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED...INCREASING TO A CHANCE FOR THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ450-470-LAZ027-030-031-041-042-051-TXZ180>182-201-215-216- 251100- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS- CAMERON-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 511 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY BEFORE THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVERNIGHT NEAR BATON ROUGE. A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN LOUISIANA...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. OFFSHORE...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY...THE REMNANT LOW OF FAY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM OUR REGION. THIS WILL DIMINISH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WITH DRIER AIR MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED...INCREASING TO A CHANCE FOR THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LANDRENEAU
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down in Breaux Bridge.
Trees and power lines were blown down in New Iberia.
Across Franklin, trees were blown down. One landed on a house, damaging the roof.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 2008
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: 133438, 133440, 133441.