Power Outage in Lake Charles, LA

An EF-2 tornado touched down near near Perkins Pipeline Road and tracked northeast for 12 miles through northern Calcasieu Parish and into southeast Beauregard Parish. Only 4 miles were in Calcasieu Parish and the tornado only damaged trees and power lines before tracking into Beauregard Parish. Max estimated winds were 125 mph.

Heavy rain and high winds affected Calcasieu Parish as Delta moved across the region. Debris from Hurricane Laura slowed runoff from the 10 to 18 inches of rainfall causing flooding. White Oak Park experienced the 5th highest river reading on record. Many structures also had temporary roofs or tarps that were removed during the hurricane from the near 100 mph wind gusts causing more damage. Power was also knocked back out for most of the parish.

There was a mandatory evacuation for the parish. Numerous trees, power lines, transmission lines, and poles were blown down across the parish. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Homes and businesses were damage from trees falling on them, or from the winds. Low-lying areas near downtown Lake Charles flooded from high water due to rainfall. A male of unknown age drowned in a sinking shrimp boat. Twelve persons died in recovery (indirect deaths) from carbon monoxide poisoning, including five in one family in the city of Lake Charles. Other indirect deaths occurred from smoke inhalation, from a head injury after falling off a roof, falling off scaffolding in a refinery, and accident of a tree service vehicle. Wind gusts ranged from 110 to 145 mph across the parish. Storm surge reached 4.65 MHHW at Lake Charles.

Power lines and a tree down at the intersection of Common and Romero Street.

Power lines were down along the 4300 block of Kirkman Street.

A tree was downed onto a power line at 1044 Bill Phillips Road.

Occasional tropical storm force wind gusts in Calcasieu Parish resulted in isolated power outages. The highest wind gust recorded was 36 knots at KUXL, Southland Field.

A large area of damaging winds occurred over south Lake Charles. Causing sporadic damage between I-210 and Gauthier Road. Most damage occurred to trees, however a camper was flipped onto Common Street north of Gauthier and numerous power lines were downed resulting isolated portions of the city out of power for over 24 hours.

A thunderstorm downed power poles and also removed a portion of a barn's roof. A few trees were also recorded in Lake Charles.

Many power lines and trees were downed and several homes were damaged by falling trees. The tornado began just west of Verna Lane and crossed You Winn Road. The tornado peaked north of You Winn Road near John Belle and Georgia Roads. The path |continued east across Goos Road damaging a cinder block shed and then into Frontier Trail, Willow Drive, and Pin Oak Drive before dissipating. Several homes also had minor roof damage along the path from wind. Fencing was also noted down. The max estimated wind speed was 110 MPH.

Many power lines and trees were downed and several homes were damaged by falling trees. The tornado began just west of Verna Lane and crossed You Winn Road. The tornado peaked north of You Winn Road near John Belle and Georgia Roads. The path |continued east across Goos Road damaging a cinder block shed and then into Frontier Trail, Willow Drive, and Pin Oak Drive before dissipating. Several homes also had minor roof damage along the path from wind. Fencing was also noted down. The max estimated wind speed was 110 MPH.

An EF-1 tornado touched down near the Industrial Airpark west of|DeQuincy, damaging a hangar door. An industrial site nearby lost part of its roof.|Numerous trees and power lines were downed along and south of Hwy 12 through|DeQuincy to Hwy 27. The tornado cross north of Hwy 12 and ended near the Calcasieu|Parish line north of Hwy 12. Many homes and businesses received roof damage, from|the wind or trees falling on them. Several automobiles were damaged from flying|debris or trees falling on them. Other homes and businesses had window damage as|well from flying debris. At the high school, minor roof damage was reported, and|damage was seen at the baseball fields and another out building. At the DeQuincy|Sportsplex, a pavilion was destroyed. Max wind speed was estimated at 100 mph.

Two to four inches of snow fell across Calcasieu Parish the morning of the 8th. At the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles official 2.1 inches of snow was observed, but the higher totals were on the north side of the city. The heavy wet snow caused some power outages in the Lake Charles area. Most schools closed for a couple of days while the area waited for all of the ice to melt off area bridges.

Entergy reported 3 power poles downed by wind. Dog kennels were also blown over at a near by home.

A couple of pictures were posted to social media of trees and power lines down in Westlake and Moss Bluff.

Numerous streets and intersections were flooded in and around Lake Charles and slow moving storms produced 2 to 4 inches over the city. Several roads became nearly impassable including Tank Farm, College, Prien Lake, and Luke Powers.

Numerous streets and intersections were flooded in and around Lake Charles and slow moving storms produced 2 to 4 inches over the city. Several roads became nearly impassable including Tank Farm, College, Prien Lake, and Luke Powers.

A power pole was downed near SJ Welsh Middle School. Trees and power lines were downed across the city of Lake Charles with some portions of the city out of power for around 2 days after the line of storms passed.

A decaying thunderstorm passed southeast across the Jefferson County coast in Southeast Texas and into the near shore gulf waters of Cameron Parish. A heat burst occurred to the north of this storm across southern and central sections of Calcasieu Parish. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 MPH were common with a one second gust of 74 MPH recorded on top of the Magnolia Building in Downtown Lake Charles by KPLC 7. The ASOS at the Lake Charles Regional Airport recorded 51 MPH and Chennault Field recorded 54 MPH. Many trees were downed in the city as were power lines. Mostly light damage was noted to some structures with one dock at a city park damaged from wave action on Prien Lake. After the event some sections of the city were with out power for 3 days.

A storm survey found microburst damage with the axis just north of Interstate 210 in the south portion of Lake Charles. Several trees and power poles were snapped near Memorial Hospital where the highest winds were estimated. The top wind speeds were estimated around 90 MPH from north of 210, south of the Union Pacific Railroad, east of Ryan Street, and west of 3rd AVE. The majority of the damage was from fallen trees on homes and power lines.

A microburst occurred just east of the Lake Charles Regional Airport. Winds were estimated between 50 and 75 mph across a four mile wide and two mile long area between Gauthier Road and Tank Farm Road. At least four mobile homes had shingles pulled off of roofs, several outbuildings were flipped, and between 50 to 100 mobile homes had skirting damaged or blown off. Numerous power lines and trees were also downed. Damage was blown northwest to southeast.

Dequincy Police report a tree blown over onto power lines along highways 389 and 204 resulting in power outages across the Dequincy area.

A tornado occurred along the leading edge of a QLCS and started just south of Chenault Airport and traveled southwest to west for between 8 and 9 miles. The tornado crossed Highway 14 near Carlo Henry, Common Street near Murbelle, and ended south of Gauthier near Elliot Road. Multiple mobile homes were damaged in the Sugarloaf neighborhood and several power poles were downed or snapped along Highway 14. Many trees were downed or had large limbs broken along Carlo Henry, Murbelle, Arabie, and Beaugh Roads. Portions of roofs were damaged or removed along Murbelle with one home being shifted one to two feet from its foundation. As the tornado traveled farther west and beyond Leger Road it weakened. The vast majority of the damage consisted of occasional downed power lines and superficial tree damage with an occasional uprooted tree west of Leger Road.

A tornado occurred along the leading edge of a QLCS and started just south of Chenault Airport and traveled southwest to west for between 8 and 9 miles. The tornado crossed Highway 14 near Carlo Henry, Common Street near Murbelle, and ended south of Gauthier near Elliot Road. Multiple mobile homes were damaged in the Sugarloaf neighborhood and several power poles were downed or snapped along Highway 14. Many trees were downed or had large limbs broken along Carlo Henry, Murbelle, Arabie, and Beaugh Roads. Portions of roofs were damaged or removed along Murbelle with one home being shifted one to two feet from its foundation. As the tornado traveled farther west and beyond Leger Road it weakened. The vast majority of the damage consisted of occasional downed power lines and superficial tree damage with an occasional uprooted tree west of Leger Road.

Straight line winds from a passing QLCS downed many trees and power lines across the City of Lake Charles and surrounding areas including Sulphur and Mossbluff. A tree fell through a house of a NWS employee and another NWS employee reported a pine tree fell on a neighbor's home. Lake Charles PD reported a 50 year old oak tree with an 8 foot circumference was uprooted. Along Ham Reid Road a roof of a shed was blown off and into a garage. At the peak of the storm around 16,000 customers were out of power around the Lake Charles area, and extended power outages caused loss of perishables at some area stores. Winds from this event also broke a ship loose from its moorings at the Lake Charles port damaging the dock.

An off-duty employee reported that a pine tree had fallen onto power lines a couple mile north of DeQuincy.

Trees and power lines were reported down across Lake Charles and Moss Bluff as a result of the passing storms.

Damage from the tornado stretched from a quarter of a mile SW of the DeQuincy Memorial Hospital to half a mile NE of the hospital. A portion of the roof was blown off of the hospital with 3 cars in the parking lot damaged from falling debris, however most other damage along the path consisted of downed trees and power lines.

Isolated power outages were reported due to a few trees blown down across Calcasieu Parish.

Lake Charles American Press reported strong winds broke a power pole in Carlyss, contributing to nearly 14,000 power outages across the Lake Charles area.

The KLCH ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 44 mph at 147 PM CST. Entergy reported widespread power outages in Carlyss, with scattered power outages in Sulphur and Moss Bluff.

An NWS storm survey found downburst wind damage in a half mile wide by 3 mile long swath across south Lake Charles from the McNeese State University campus southwestward to around the Nelson Road and Ham Reid Road intersection. The worst damage was in and near the McNeese campus, where several trees and power poles were blown down. A few signs at nearby businesses were also damaged, and a flag pole was knocked down along Common Street. Further to the southwest, trees and power lines were blown down and several homes received minor roof damage. Pea to marble size hail was also reported in several locations along the path of the downburst. All damage was in a south to southwest direction, with winds estimated around 60 mph.

An NWS storm survey found downburst wind damage in a half mile wide by 3 mile long swath across south Lake Charles from the McNeese State University campus southwestward to around the Nelson Road and Ham Reid Road intersection. The worst damage was in and near the McNeese campus, where several trees and power poles were blown down. A few signs at nearby businesses were also damaged, and a flag pole was knocked down along Common Street. Further to the southwest, trees and power lines were blown down and several homes received minor roof damage. Pea to marble size hail was also reported in several locations along the path of the downburst. All damage was in a south to southwest direction, with winds estimated around 60 mph.

An NWS employee reported a few trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 397 near the intersection with Highway 27.

NWS Storm Survey found microburst wind damage over a 3 mile long by 1/4 mile wide path along Gauthier Road east of Lake Charles Regional Airport. One mobile home had major roof damage in the Quail Ridge Mobile Home Park. A church lost siding and several mobile homes received minor roof and skirting damage around the intersection of Tom Hebert Road and Gauthier Road. A large sign was blown down at Corbina Road. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the path. Winds were estimated around 70 mph.

Calcasieu Parish coroner's office reported a 71 year old Mossville man died of exposure to freezing temperatures on Friday, January 8. His body was not discovered until Monday, January 11, along the side of a parish road. KPLC-TV reported that Vinton and Carlyss had low water reserves in their respective city's water towers. All Calcasieu Parish Schools were closed Friday January 8th due to the cold temperatures and low wind chill readings. Sporadic power outages affected much of the parish throughout the event, with the National Weather Service office losing power briefly during the morning of Sunday January 10th.

Large limbs were blown down with power outages along Cypress Lake Drive west of Moss Bluff.

A top of a tree was blown off and landed on power lines.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Office reported trees and power lines down in DeQuincy.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Office reported trees and power lines down near Edgerly.

NWS Storm Survey found significant wind damage from a microburst across Dequincy. One downtown building had its roof blown off and windows were blown out of another downtown building. A trailer housing an insurance company on East 4th Street also had its roof blown off. Several other homes and buildings received minor damage to roofs and siding across town. Numerous large trees and power lines were uprooted or snapped, especially in a swath from the downtown area southward to the intersection of the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks and South Grand Avenue. All damage was in a NNW to SSE direction with winds estimated around 80 mph.

NWS Storm Survey found significant wind damage from a microburst across Dequincy. One downtown building had its roof blown off and windows were blown out of another downtown building. A trailer housing an insurance company on East 4th Street also had its roof blown off. Several other homes and buildings received minor damage to roofs and siding across town. Numerous large trees and power lines were uprooted or snapped, especially in a swath from the downtown area southward to the intersection of the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks and South Grand Avenue. All damage was in a NNW to SSE direction with winds estimated around 80 mph.

NWS Storm Survey found microburst wind damage in the Buhler community along Bankens Road between Highway 27 to Shearing Road. A 50 foot tall radio tower at a gas plant was toppled and several mobile homes had damage to skirting and siding. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. All damage was in a NW to SE direction with winds estimated around 70 mph.

Hurricane Gustav caused tropical storm force winds in Calcasieu Parish, resulting in scattered trees and power lines downed, mainly between DeQuincy, Moss Bluff, and Iowa. Two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning when they improperly placed a running generator inside their home.

Trees and power lines were blown down across Calcasieu Parish. Some windown were blown out of a high-rise building in downtown Lake Charles. Mobile homes received minor damage to their skirting and roofs. At the ASOS at the Lake Charles Regional Airport, a 52 mph wind gust was measured at 133 pm CST.

A large tree fell on a power line on the 800 block of Orange and Kirkman streets.

Hurricane Humberto moved into extreme northwestern Calcasieu Parish around 6 am. Hurricane force winds were confined to less than a 15 mile wide area. Damage was primarily trees blown down, roof damage, and power lines downed, north of the Vinton area. Power outages occurred to less than 5,000 customers. Most of the power was restored in 24 hours.

Trees and power lines were downed near DeQuincy.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Moss Bluff.

A line of thunderstorms associated with a cold front moved through Louisiana during the afternoon of the 13th. Mostly Minor damage in the form of trees and power lines down was noted at several locations.

A microburst affects one location and then lines of severe storms affect Southwest Louisiana two days in a row during late July. A pair of hot and humid days both gave way to lines of thunderstorms late in the day. The storms produced many reports of down trees, down power lines, and a pair of tornadoes.

A powerful low pressure system moved across the northwest Gulf of Mexico during the morning and early afternoon hours on January 9, producing numerous showers and thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana. After the precipitation moved east of the region, a wake low event caused strong east to southeast winds with measured wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Scattered reports of damage were received in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes.

Tropical Storm Edouard produced minor wind damage and some coastal flooding along the southwest Louisiana coast before it made landfall just over the stateline in Texas.||The lowest pressure reading in southwest Louisiana occurred in Lake Charles, where the barometer dropped to 1007.8 mb. The strongest wind gusts were mainly 40 to 60 mph across Cameron, Vermilion, and Calcasieu Parishes, including 43 kt (49 mph) at Lake Charles ASOS and 54 kt (62 mph) at the Calcasieu Pass NOS gage. Rainfall totals were between 1 and 3 inches. The highest storm tides were between 4 and 5 ft MLLW, including 5.09 ft at Freshwater Locks near Intracoastal City in Vermilion Parish and 4.31 ft at Calcasieu Pass near Cameron in Cameron Parish.||In Cameron Parish, several mobile homes near Cameron were severely damaged with some having the roofs blown off. Widespread trees and power lines downed between Cameron and Johnson Bayou caused over 2000 customers to lose power. Highway 82 was closed between Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou due to storm surge across the road.||In Calcasieu Parish, a few trees and power lines were downed, resulting in power outages to over 1000 customers. Some mobile homes received minor wind damage to the roofs and skirts. Minor storm surge flooding reached up the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, where water covered over half the I-10 beach and flooded the yacht club.||In Vermilion Parish, a few trees and power lines were downed. Minor storm surge flooding of low areas in Intracoastal City caused disruptions to marine industries.

Hurricane Humberto made landfall in southeast Texas, and moved into southwest Louisiana the morning of 9/13/07. Humberto was weakening to a tropical storm as it moved northeast across southwest Louisiana. Minor wind damage such as trees and power lines downed was observed in western Calcasieu, western Cameron, Beauregard, Allen, Vernon, and Rapides Parishes. An isolated tornado in an outer rainband occurred in Vermilion Parish, damaging one home, but producing no injuries. Rain totals of 5 to 7 inches were recorded in parts of Beauregard and Vernon Parishes, with amounts of 3 to 5 inches common elsewhere.

Tree and power lines blown down.

Trees and power lines fell, some on a mobile home.

Power lines were blown down on Foreman and Wright Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Several homes and businesses received damage, mainly from falling trees and power poles.

Several mobile homes near Vinton were damaged, and trees and power lines were blown down.

A weak tornado developed in northern Calcasieu Parish. The only damage was to trees and power lines. This tornado moved into Beauregard Parish.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in the Starks area.

Several trees and power lines were blown down on Gary Cutoff Road, Five Corners, and Big Vinton.

High winds of 40 to 60 mph toppled trees, damaged roofs, and knocked power out to many communities across southwest and central Louisiana. Two people were killed in Saint Landry Parish when a tree fell on the vehicle they were driving on Highway 182, around a mile north of Sunset. The couple were killed instantly as the three foot diamter tree landed right across the front seat of their vehicle. The high winds were associated with a strong high pressure system over the area.

Trees and power lines were downed from Moss Bluff to Gillis.

Damaging thunderstorm winds caused trees and power lines to be blown down, and a patio and louvers to be ripped from a home near DeQuincy.

SKYWARN member recorded 70 mph winds as a severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines in the McMurray Park area of Sulphur. Over 20 homes received some damage, either lost shingles or trees downed on homes.

Trees and power lines were blown down in DeQuincy.