Thunderstorm Wind in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 2012 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong wind gusts blew across Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River where two men from Westlake where on a boat. The 16 foot jon boat was capsized by the strong wind gusts and both were drowned. One man was still wearing a life jacket when found the next morning on the west bank of Lake Charles. The other man was found around a day later.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Lake Charles Lake (30.2300, -93.2300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 402422. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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