A short wave moved slowly across the region during the 4th and 5th producing two afternoons with strong to severe thunderstorms.
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 short wave moved slowly across the region during the 4th and 5th producing two afternoons with strong to severe thunderstorms.
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 4, 2:13 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 313 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING PLENTY OF LIGHTNING... HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONALLY SOME STRONG WINDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER ROUND OF ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...STARTING IN THE MORNING AS A FEW SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE...BEFORE A MORE ACTIVE SEA BREEZE SCENARIO AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SUNDAYS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER IN COVERAGE IN ACADIANA AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND LOWER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. FOR THE WORK-WEEK...THERE WILL BE A MUCH LOWER RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAN WHAT WE HAVE HAD THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY A 20 PERCENT COVERAGE FOR DIURNAL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. WITH LESS THUNDERSTORMS...EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO RISE A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR THE AFTERNOON HIGHS THIS WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 74 90 75 93 / 40 40 10 10 LCH 76 90 77 92 / 20 20 10 10 LFT 75 90 76 92 / 30 30 10 10 BPT 77 91 78 92 / 20 20 10 10 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && 15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 530 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015 GMZ432-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216- 259>262-051030- CALCASIEU LAKE-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- 530 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM THE LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS THE PRIMARY RISK. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES EAST OF A LINE FROM TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR TO ABBEVILLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK LIMITING ANY CONVECTION. CONDITIONS WILL BE HOT AND MUGGY WITH DAILY AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GMZ430-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-051030- SABINE 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- 530 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS. ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 24
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
138 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
LAZ032-033-042-043-041930-
ST. LANDRY LA-ACADIA LA-EVANGELINE LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-
138 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 137 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAMOU TO NEAR PINE
ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...BASILE...IOTA...
CHATAIGNIER...REDDELL...SWORDS...SAVOY...PINE ISLAND...PRAIRIE
RONDE...RICHARD...GRAND PRAIRIE...MAXIE...LAWTELL...DURALDE...MOWATA
AND HATHAWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3029 9236 3033 9285 3049 9268 3049 9262
3052 9262 3054 9260 3057 9259 3068 9247
3075 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 266DEG 14KT 3063 9245 3039 9271SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
207 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
LAZ028-029-032-041945-
EVANGELINE LA-AVOYELLES LA-RAPIDES LA-
207 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 206 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EFFIE TO GLENMORA...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...GLENMORA...CHENEYVILLE...BORDELONVILLE...
EFFIE...MANSURA...LECOMPTE...HESSMER...RUBY...POLAND...ECHO...
BROUILLETTE...LAKE OPHELIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...CENTERPOINT...
WOODWORTH...FOREST HILL...MCNARY AND UNION HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3130 9201 3128 9202 3127 9199 3125 9199
3124 9200 3122 9199 3125 9195 3122 9195
3123 9192 3124 9194 3129 9194 3128 9187
3126 9185 3127 9183 3123 9179 3120 9168
3087 9234 3098 9281 3132 9219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 273DEG 16KT 3119 9212 3096 9258SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
LAZ033-043-044-042015-
LAFAYETTE LA-ST. LANDRY LA-ACADIA LA-
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 229 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
RIDGE...OR NEAR RAYNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...CROWLEY...SCOTT...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...DUSON...MIRE AND
RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3014 9220 3014 9230 3017 9235 3040 9223
3025 9197 3011 9213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 214DEG 6KT 3018 9222SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
254 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
LAZ028-029-042045-
AVOYELLES LA-RAPIDES LA-
254 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL RAPIDES AND
NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 253 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CENTERPOINT...OR NEAR EFFIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EFFIE...DEVILLE...BROUILLETTE...LAKE OPHELIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE...CENTERPOINT AND RUBY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3136 9208 3132 9208 3134 9202 3132 9200
3130 9200 3130 9202 3128 9202 3127 9199
3126 9201 3122 9199 3125 9195 3122 9195
3123 9192 3129 9194 3129 9189 3128 9186
3118 9185 3119 9226 3137 9228 3140 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 264DEG 14KT 3129 9219SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
313 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
TXZ180-201-042100-
HARDIN TX-TYLER TX-
313 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 312 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WILDWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN...WILDWOOD...FRED...TOWN BLUFF...VILLAGE MILLS...HONEY
ISLAND...SPURGER AND HILLISTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9454 3052 9455 3085 9420 3082 9419
3080 9418 3079 9415 3074 9413 3073 9414
3070 9412 3068 9413 3069 9410 3062 9407
3037 9444 3049 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 228DEG 27KT 3049 9444The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A photo of a tree down in Singer was posted to the NWS Facebook page.
A report was received of a tree down on a truck near Indian Creek. No injuries were reported.
A tree was blown onto power lines on Beaver Road in Pine Prairie.
A photo of a gas station canopy blown down in Alexandria was received through Facebook.
A tree was blown down onto highway 106 at Highway 167 southeast of Turkey Creek.
Large Limbs were reported downed in Mansura.
A public anemometer recorded a gust of 61 mph southwest of Moreauville.
The Marksville Fire Department reported trees and power lines blown down.
Trees and limbs were reported blown down in Holloway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2015
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: 591868, 591869, 591870, 591871, 591872, 591874, 591877, 591875, 591876.