An isolated severe storm produced damage to a mobile home and shed.
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.
An isolated severe storm produced damage to a mobile home and shed.
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 Mar 2, 8:12 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
812 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014
.DISCUSSION...
RE-TWEAKED THE CURRENT FORECAST BASED ON ONGOING
RADAR...SATELLITE...AND SFC OB TRENDS. LOWERED LOW TEMPS A LITTLE
BIT MORE...INTO THE 30S IN MOST PLACES EXCEPT SOUTH OF THE I-10
CORRIDOR. WILL BE REVISITING THIS LATER THIS EVENING. ALSO WILL BE
MONITORING SLEET FOR E TX AND CENLA LATER TONIGHT...SO FAR TIMING
OF END OF PRECIP AND COLDER TEMPS DOESNT LINE UP...SO KEEPING
WINTER PRECIP OUT OF TONIGHTS FCST...BUT WILL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 544 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014/
DISCUSSION...
BASED ON CURRENT WEATHER TRENDS SEEN ON RADAR...SATELLITE...AND
SFC REPORTS...HAVE TWEAKED THE TEMPS...DEWPOINTS...AND WEATHER
GRIDS. REDUCED THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS TO ISOLATED REGION-WIDE.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014/
SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
THE GFS SOLUTION DEPICTS A LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TONIGHT. CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY ACROSS EAST TEXAS DEPICTS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE COLD POST-
FRONTAL AIR.
AT PRESENT...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...AN ABRUPT
TEMPERATURE FALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE OVERNIGHT
MINIMUMS WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY MARCH.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
THE TRAVELING FRONT WILL SLOW TO A HALT...STRETCHING ACROSS
THE MIDSECTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO BY TUESDAY. THE BERMUDA
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...RE-BUILDING WESTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO,,,WILL GUIDE CAMPECHE AIR UP AND OVER THE STALLED
FRONT...BRINGING ABOUT OVERRUNNING RAIN FOR MARDI GRAS AND
WEDNESDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 37 49 34 42 38 / 80 10 20 50 20
KBPT 34 48 36 43 39 / 80 10 20 60 20
KAEX 33 43 28 41 34 / 80 10 10 30 20
KLFT 40 49 32 43 38 / 70 10 10 50 20
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...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...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY...WATERS FROM
INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS
FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS
FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL
CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON
LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20
TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20
TO 60 NM.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION
BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...SABINE LAKE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: VERMILION BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT
20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA
OUT 20 NM.
&&
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.LAKECHARLES.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 558 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 031200- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 558 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 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 A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...ENTERING SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING THE EVENING THEN MOVING EAST AND EXITING THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA BASIN BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD ALONG THE FRONT. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-10. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AND HIGH RAINFALL RATES IN SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...WITH LIGHT FREEZE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-10. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BRING OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE WEEK. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-031200- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 558 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY SEA FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED POCKETS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND MOVES NORTHEAST. EXERCISE CAUTION OR ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 24
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:38 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
During a thunderstorm a tree fell onto a mobile home and a 60 X80 shed lost its roof. The roof was blown into a tree.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2014
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: 500802.