Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 5, 2011

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 5, 2011
Start: 2011-06-05T00:40
End: 2011-06-05T00:40
Location: Louisiana

June 5, 2011 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An MCS thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the early morning hours across Calcasieu Parish.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
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.

An MCS thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the early morning hours across Calcasieu Parish.

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 Jun 4, 10:57 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 10:57 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1157 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011

.AVIATION...
A BIT OF FOG TO DEVELOP TOWARDS SUNRISE BUT VSBY EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE 3SM. OTHERWISE...STORM DEVELOPMENT TWRDS LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1056 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/

UPDATE...PER CURRENT IR SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR TRENDS, FEEL
ITS SAFE TO REMOVE MENTION OF POPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER ZONES
AND TO JUST LEAVE A RESIDUAL SLT CHANCE 20 POPS OVER THE I-10 AND SOUTH
ZONES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TNITE.

SWEENEY

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 940 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/

UPDATE...ALL SEVERE ACTIVITY AND SIGNIFICANT STORM ACITIVITY IS
OVER. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL REMAIN WITH AN OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

SWEENEY

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 908 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/

UPDATE...A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WHICH MOVED INTO THE AREA FROM
THE NORTHEAST IS FINALLY SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING. THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS AND
THERE ARE STILL ACTIVE WARNINGS.

INCREASED POPS TO 40 PERCENT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
AS WELL AS ACADIANA MAINLY FROM AROUND I-10 TO HIGHWAY 190. TIS
ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OVER BY 1 AM. LEFT 20 PERCENT IN THE FORECAST FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT FROM HIGHWAY 190 SOUTHWARD...10 PERCENT
TO THE NORTH.

TAKING A PEEK AT SHORT RANGE MODELS FOR SUNDAY...WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED AT A REPEAT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE EVEN WARMER THAN
TODAY AND WE HAD NO PROBLEM REACHING THE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE OF
98 DEGREES. K-INDICES INCREASE INTO THE UPPER 30S. AGAIN THIS
ACTIVITY SHOULD BE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL LET MIDS FINALIZE.

SWEENEY

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 621 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/

AVIATION...
STRONG STORMS ALONG THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR KROTZ
SPRINGS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH STORMS
AFFECTING LFT. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LOOSING STRENGTH LATER
IN THE EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. VFR WX OUTSIDE OF
STORM COMPLEXES. AREAS OF FOG AROUND SUNRISE WITH VSBY AROUND 4 TO
5 MILES.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 403 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/

DISCUSSION...
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK HIGH OVER THE REGION...LEADING TO LIGHT NE
TO VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE REGION. FURTHER ALOFT...THE RIDGE
CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE SE. AFTERNOON HIGHS HAVE REACHED THE
UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 ACROSS THE REGION HAVE AIDED THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ISO TSRA JUST N AND E OF THE REGION...AND CURRENTLY MOVING E.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH STRONG
DOWNBURST WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME HAIL POSSIBLE.

MORE OF THE SAME CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN SUN...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS
POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER...WITH 100 EXPECTED JUST NORTH
OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. WITH A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY
MOVING W ACROSS THE SE INTO OUR REGION...ISO SHRA CAN BE EXPECTED
SUN...INCREASING TO SCT ON MON AS THE MOST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL
BE OVER THE REGION. ONCE THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES FURTHER WEST AND
DISSIPATES...RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BACK TO ISOLATED AT BEST
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SFC WINDS WILL BECOME MORE ONSHORE
BY THIS TIME...WHICH WILL LIMIT HIGH TEMPS INTO THE LOWER/MID 90S.

DML

MARINE...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT MEANDERS ACROSS THE REGION.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A
SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRACK WEST ACROSS THE
AREA.

FIRE WEATHER...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25-30% CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. THIS...COMBINED
WITH THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...FIRE
DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS FROM EAST TO WEST
ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

08

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  72 100  73  95  74 /  20  20  20  30  30
KBPT  70  99  73  95  74 /  20  20  20  30  30
KAEX  69 101  71  98  72 /  10  20  20  30  30
KLFT  69 100  73  95  74 /  20  20  20  30  30

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CALCASIEU.

TX...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE.

GM...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:05 AM CST, 19 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-051115-
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-
605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WOULD BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARD.

NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED
WITH THE HUMIDITY...APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES
DURING PEAK HEATING. INDIVIDUALS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.

ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS.
BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.

BACKWATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN UPPER SAINT MARTIN
PARISH AS A RESULT OF RELEASES FROM THE MORGANZA SPILLWAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW. HOWEVER...THE RISK OF AN ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE.

WITH THE ABSENCE OF ANY MEANINGFUL AREAWIDE RAINFALL...ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-051115-
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-
605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WOULD BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW. HOWEVER...THE RISK OF AN ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 10:10 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1110 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BASILE                  30.50N 92.60W
06/04/2011                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE FELL ONTO CARPORT DAMAGING TWO CARS.

&&

K. KUYPER

Local storm report, Jun 4, 10:14 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1114 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0756 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE VILLE PLATTE       30.71N 92.26W
06/04/2011                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED BLOWN DOWN.

&&

K. KUYPER

Local storm report, Jun 4, 10:59 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1159 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     HAIL             PORT BARRE              30.56N 91.96W
06/04/2011  E0.50 INCH       ST. LANDRY         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY PORT BARRE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MELVILLE                30.69N 91.75W
06/04/2011                   ST. LANDRY         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MELVILLE PD REPORTS TREES DOWN ON JACKSON LANE.

0725 PM     HAIL             EUNICE                  30.49N 92.42W
06/04/2011  E0.50 INCH       ST. LANDRY         LA   PUBLIC

0743 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW EUNICE             30.47N 92.44W
06/04/2011                   ACADIA             LA   PUBLIC

            POWER POLE BLOWN OVER FROM WINDS.

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW BASILE            30.48N 92.60W
06/04/2011                   ACADIA             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHED BLOWN INTO HIGHWAY 3068.

0756 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE VILLE PLATTE       30.71N 92.26W
06/04/2011                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED BLOWN DOWN.

0806 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINE PRAIRIE            30.78N 92.42W
06/04/2011                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES REPORTED BLOWN DOWN

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BASILE                  30.50N 92.60W
06/04/2011                   EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE FELL ONTO CARPORT DAMAGING TWO CARS.

&&

K. KUYPER

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:06 AM CST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
106 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

LAZ051-050700-
CAMERON LA-
106 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAMERON PARISH UNTIL 200 AM
CDT...

AT 104 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LACASSINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GIBBSTOWN AND SWEET LAKE BY 125 AM...
  GRAND CHENIER BY 140 AM...
  CREOLE BY 150 AM...
  CAMERON BY 200 AM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 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 2972 9298 2978 9317 2978 9333 2985 9334
      2985 9327 2986 9325 2991 9326 3004 9308
      3004 9283 2996 9275 2971 9296

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:23 AM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
123 AM CDT SUN JUN 05 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NNE EUNICE              30.49N 92.42W
06/04/2011                   ST. LANDRY         LA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS EUNICE.
            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN WITH SOME FALLING ON HOMES AND
            CARS. SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOMES AND ONE MOBILE HOME
            WAS ROLLED OVER. SOME POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUT
            TO ENTIRE CITY.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:34 AM CST, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
134 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

LAZ041-051-050715-
CAMERON LA-CALCASIEU LA-
134 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CAMERON AND SOUTHERN
CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

AT 132 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLMWOOD...MOVING WEST AT 20
MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLMWOOD BY 145 AM...
  LAKE CHARLES BY 205 AM...
  LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT BY 210 AM...
  GRAND LAKE...HEBERTS MARINA AND CARLYSS BY 215 AM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 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 3020 9343 3026 9300 3006 9299 2996 9328
      3002 9328 3004 9329 3005 9329 3006 9332
      2996 9333 2996 9335

SHAMBURGER

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: June 5, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, 2.65 mi NNW of Holmwood
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 30.156, -93.087

A microburst struck areas north of Holmwood along Bullwhip Road and Wrangler Road. One sheet metal patio was ripped off a mobile home causing damage to the roof and spread debris up to 200 yards to the southwest. A wooden back patio at a nearby home was destroyed. Several mobile homes suffered damage to the skirting and a few outbuildings were destroyed. All damage was in a northeast to southwest direction.

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.

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Every storm in Louisiana in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, June 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: 327630.