Thunderstorm Wind — Calcasieu, Louisiana

2012-07-20 · near Lake Charles Lake, Calcasieu, Louisiana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 402422. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.