Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- July 5, 2:37 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, 0.69 mi S of Chennault Indus Airp
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 30.210, -93.150
Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 5, 2011
An upper level shortwave helped produced a few severe thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana. Large hail and damaging winds were the primary threat.
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
- 2
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.
An upper level shortwave helped produced a few severe thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana. Large hail and damaging winds were the primary threat.
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 Jul 5, 2:17 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:17 PM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 317 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN SINCE YESTERDAY. LOW LEVEL FLOW PRETTY MUCH DOMINATED BY OUTFLOWS THIS AFTERNOON OVER LAND WHILE EASTERLY FLOW IS INCREASING IN THE GULF WITH THE APPROACH OF A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE. ALOFT A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE/SHEAR AXIS CONTINUES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS FEATURE IS DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. && .DISCUSSION...ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOME INDICATIONS THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THUS WILL KEEP SOME MENTION OF POPS GOING THROUGH THE NIGHT THERE. COMBINED EFFECT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHEAR AXIS...TUTT LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAK EASTERLY WAVE LOOK TO BRING POPS TO A MAX TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH GOOD CHANCES CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. THE GUIDANCE DEPICTS THE WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST STARTING FRIDAY WITH RIDGE BUILDING BACK IN FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES PRETTY MUCH LEFT THE SAME AS PREVIOUS FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY AND SOME INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES STARTING SATURDAY AS RIDGE BUILDS BACK IN. && .MARINE... SLIGHT INCREASING IN WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AS EASTERLY WAVE AND TUTT LOW CONTINUES TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 76 92 76 93 76 / 30 40 20 30 20 KBPT 75 95 75 94 76 / 10 30 10 20 10 KAEX 73 93 73 94 74 / 30 40 40 30 20 KLFT 76 91 75 92 75 / 40 50 30 40 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 9:35 AM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-061545- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 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- 1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 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 WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF ANY OF THE DOWNPOURS OCCUR IN URBAN AREAS...THERE IS A RISK OF SOME SIGNIFICANT PONDING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:52 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:42 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 142 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 LAZ052-051945- VERMILION LA- 142 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERMILION PARISH UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF FORKED ISLAND...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... FORKED ISLAND BY 150 PM... WRIGHT BY 210 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 2963 9253 2997 9259 2998 9221 2980 9217 SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:58 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 158 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 LAZ030-041-051930- BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA- 158 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 230 PM CDT... AT 157 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES NORTH OF RAGLEY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. * THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RAGLEY BY 210 PM... DE QUINCY AND ORETTA BY 230 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAT...LON 3032 9324 3037 9365 3060 9326 3055 9314 SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:13 PM CST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 313 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 TXZ216-052045- ORANGE TX- 313 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOREST HEIGHTS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MAURICEVILLE BY 330 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 3004 9379 3013 9394 3024 9380 3018 9371 SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:22 PM CST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
322 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
LAZ044-045-052-053-052045-
LAFAYETTE LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-
322 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAFAYETTE...VERMILION...IBERIA
AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROUSSARD...MOVING WEST AT 5
MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAFAYETTE BY 335 PM...
SCOTT BY 345 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...
WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS.
SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 3005 9211 3021 9220 3028 9205 3024 9192
3007 9187
SWEENEYThe radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- July 5, 2:49 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 0.6 mi W of Lafayette
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.220, -92.030
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 5, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, July 5 to 6, 2011
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 5, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 5, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, July 5 to 6, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 5, 2011
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 5, 2011
- Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, July 5, 2011
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2011
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: 336636, 336635.