POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HUMBERTO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1200 AM CDT SAT SEP 22 2007 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE IS PRELIMINARY...AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. PARISHES INCLUDED: VERNON...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...CAMERON...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY...LOWER ST. MARTIN COUNTIES INCLUDED: TYLER...JASPER...NEWTON...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KARA-ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.02 -91.53 1010.8 13/2200 190/024 13/1938 180/031 13/1949 KAEX-ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL LA 31.33 -92.56 1005.4 13/2043 130/025 13/1857 130/025 13/1854 KDRI-BEAUREGARD REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.83 -93.34 1005.0 13/1600 020/022 13/1600 040/029 13/1430 020/029 13/1540 KESF-ESLER REGIONAL LA 31.24 -96.24 1006.1 13/2120 200/020 13/2148 190/030 13/2147 KPOE-FORT POLK LA 31.05 -93.18 1006.1 13/1753 030/020 13/1655 030/034 13/1651 KDNK-FORT POLK SELF LANDING STRIP LA 31.17 -93.00 1006.1 13/1753 030/027 13/1653 030/036 13/1651 020/036 13/1656 KJAS-JASPER COUNTY BELL FIELD TX 30.89 -94.03 1010.9 13/1257 350/012 13/1429 350/020 13/1348 KLFT-LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -92.00 1010.5 13/2213 200/021 13/2056 190/028 13/1849 KLCH-LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT LA 30.12 -93.23 1009.5 13/1352 110/029 13/0936 110/036 13/0936 KORG-ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT TX (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0925Z) 30.07 -93.80 1003.4 13/0925 080/029 13/0905 080/040 13/0905 KPTN-PATTERSON MEMORIAL AIRPORT LA 29.71 -91.34 1012.9 13/2355 200/016 13/2015 190/029 13/1355 KP92-SALT POINT LA 29.34 -91.32 1011.9 14/0109 220/014 13/0321 220/026 13/1321 KBPT-SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT TX 29.95 -94.08 988.5 13/0927 110/049 13/0858 110/073 13/0857 KUXL-SULPHUR SOUTHLAND FIELD LA 30.13 -93.38 1007.2 13/1140 180/028 13/1240 170/037 13/1220 KCWF-CHENNAULT AIRPORT LA 30.21 -93.14 1008.8 13/1350 180/023 13/1350 180/030 13/1350 --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ARTHUR TX (TCOON) 29.87 -93.93 N/A 216/045 13/0948 200/067 13/0936 TEXAS POINT TX (TCOON) 29.68 -93.84 1004.7 13/0906 177/040 13/0924 177/054 13/0924 --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 10 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KRBT2-BUNA TX RAWS 30.43 -93.88 N/A N/A 023/016 13/1305 358/034 13/1405 FADT2-MCFADDIN WILDLIFE REFUGE TX RAWS 29.71 -94.12 N/A N/A 135/052 13/0735 127/065 13/0735 WRRT2-WARREN TX RAWS 30.54 -94.35 N/A N/A 015/007 13/1043 051/016 13/1143 CLCL1-HOLMWOOD LA RAWS 30.13 -93.12 N/A N/A 115/018 13/1024 127/029 13/1124 VRNL1-FULLERTON LA RAWS 31.03 -92.98 N/A N/A 040/015 13/1606 042/027 13/1606 GARL1-GARDNER LA RAWS 31.19 -92.63 N/A N/A 212/014 13/2004 241/027 13/2004 LACL1-LACASSINE LA RAWS 30.00 -92.89 N/A N/A 148/019 13/1146 146/030 13/1146 LEVL1-FORT POLK LA RAWS 31.02 -93.19 N/A N/A 042/013 13/1701 023/024 13/1801 --------------------------------------------------------------------- UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 5 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ARTHUR SETRPC TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/1400Z) 29.87 -93.96 N/A N/A 210/43 13/0900 210/74 13/0900 PORT ARTHUR CITY SERVICE CENTER TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 0800Z) 29.89 -93.98 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A/70 13/0800 PORT ARTHUR WEST TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 0900Z) 29.89 -93.99 N/A N/A 199/34 13/0900 119/67 13/0800 BEAUMONT CARROLL ST PARK TCEQ 30.07 -94.08 N/A N/A 017/33 13/0900 017/65 13/0900 JEFFERSON CO AIRPORT TCEQ 29.94 -94.00 N/A N/A 207/24 13/0900 100/64 13/0900 HAMSHIRE TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0800Z) 29.86 -94.32 N/A N/A 341/35 13/0800 341/63 13/0800 NEDERLAND HS TCEQ 29.98 -94.01 992.6 13/0900 275/25 13/1000 073/60 13/0800 WEST ORANGE TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/1000Z) 30.09 -93.76 N/A N/A 166/27 13/1000 166/53 13/1000 BEAUMONT-LAMAR TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0800Z) 30.04 -94.07 N/A N/A 043/18 13/0900 043/48 13/0800 PORT NECHES TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/1000Z) 29.98 -93.95 N/A N/A 088/16 13/0800 168/44 13/0900 MAURICEVILLE SETRPC TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0900Z) 30.19 -93.87 N/A N/A 052/19 13/0900 052/43 13/0900 GROVES TCEQ (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0800Z) 29.96 -93.90 N/A N/A 097/23 13/0800 097/42 13/0800 REMARKS: DATA MEASURED DURING PREVIOUS ONE HOUR PERIOD FROM TIME GIVEN. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN AND WIND AVERAGING IS UNKNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ARTHUR 2 NNW TX (SENSOR FAILURE AT 13/0909Z) 29.93 -93.94 989.4 13/0909 180/36 13/0901 N/A N/A REMARKS: PUBLIC REPORT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT VARIES AND IS UNKNOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION PEAK GUST (KT) ------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT ARTHUR LAMAR STATE COLLEGE KFDM-TV MESONET 65 BEAUMONT ODOM ACADEMY KFDM-TV MESONET 64 SABINE PASS SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 60 WEST ORANGE STARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 59 ORANGE ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 59 BEAUMONT ST. ANTHONYS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 58 ORANGE ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 58 NEDERLAND HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 56 NEDERLAND HELENA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 55 BEAUMONT RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY KFDM-TV MESONET 55 VIDOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 51 BEAUMONT MONSIGNOR KELLY HIGH SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 49 VINTON HIGH SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 48 BEAUMONT ST. ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 46 BEAUMONT CATHEDRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 46 BEAUMONT KFDM-TV STATION 43 DEWEYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 37 LUMBERTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL KFDM-TV MESONET 34 REMARKS: PEAK GUST MEASURED BETWEEN 13/05Z AND 14/05Z. B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 42035-22NM EAST OF GALVESTON 29.25 -94.41 991.7 13/0450 116/050 13/0410 120/064 13/0405 05/10 SRST2-SABINE TX 29.67 -94.05 997.0 13/0800 210/060 13/0840 210/074 13/0840 13/10 150/074 13/0729 MRSL1-MARSH ISLAND LA 29.44 -92.06 1011.6 13/2200 150/022 13/0800 180/031 13/1300 23/08 CAPL1-CALCASIEU PASS LA 29.77 -93.34 1009.4 13/1036 135/033 13/0842 140/037 13/0848 09/06 SBPT2-SABINE PASS NORTH TX 29.73 -93.87 1003.3 13/0900 184/042 13/0900 189/058 13/0906 C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEPTEMBER 12 UNTIL 0559 UTC SEPTEMBER 14 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ACADIANA REGIONAL IBERIA KARA 2.27 30.02 -91.53 ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL RAPIDES KAEX 3.48 31.33 -92.56 ESLER REGIONAL RAPIDES KESF 3.20 31.24 -92.18 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL LAFAYETTE KLFT 3.09 30.12 -92.00 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL CALCASIEU KLCH 3.08 30.12 -93.23 SALT POINT ST MARY KP92 1.27 29.95 -94.08 SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL JEFFERSON KBPT 6.23 29.95 -94.08 STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1200 UTC SEPTEMBER 11 UNTIL 1200 UTC SEPTEMBER 14 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ ID RAINFALL LAT LON PARISH (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBEVILLE LA VERMILION ABBL1 5.70 29.97 -92.13 ALEXANDRIA 5 SSE LA RAPIDES ADSL1 3.03 31.45 -92.45 ALEXANDRIA POWER PLANT LA RAPIDES ALXL1 3.30 31.32 -92.47 BOYCE 3 WNW LA RAPIDES BYCL1 2.42 31.38 -92.72 BOYCE 7 SW LA RAPIDES BCLL1 4.43 31.30 -92.72 BUNKIE LA AVOYELLES BNKL1 2.67 30.95 -92.17 CARENCRO LA LAFAYETTE CRCL1 2.02 30.32 -92.05 CROWLEY 2 NE LA ACADIA CROL1 3.73 30.24 -92.35 DE RIDDER LA BEAUREGARD DRIL1 8.25 30.83 -93.28 ELMER 2 SW LA RAPIDES ELML1 4.76 31.10 -92.70 EUNICE LA SAINT LANDRY EUNL1 2.91 30.48 -92.43 FRANKLIN 3 NW LA SAINT MARY FRAL1 3.09 29.82 -91.54 GRAND COTEAU LA SAINT LANDRY GCHL1 2.62 30.43 -92.03 JEANERETTE 5 NW IBERIA JENL1 4.00 29.95 -91.72 JENNINGS JEFFERSON DAVIS JNNL1 4.63 30.20 -92.67 LAFAYETTE LA LAFAYETTE LFYL1 3.01 30.21 -91.99 LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW LA JEFFERSON DAVIS LWRL1 5.47 30.00 -92.80 LAKE CHARLES 2 N LA CALCASIEU LCHL1 2.68 30.25 -93.22 LAKE CHARLES 7 NW LA CALCASIEU LCRL1 3.45 30.3 -93.27 LEESVILLE LA VERNON LEEL1 2.65 31.13 -93.25 LSU DEAN LEE LA RAPIDES LSUL1 3.31 31.18 -92.40 MORGAN CITY LA SAINT MARY MRCL1 1.40 29.68 -91.18 MOSS BLUFF LA CALCASIEU MBFL1 3.53 30.30 -93.22 OBERLIN FIRE TOWER LA ALLEN OBEL1 2.36 30.60 -92.78 OPELOUSAS LA SAINT LANDRY OPLL1 2.18 30.48 -92.07 PORT OF LAKE CHARLES LA CALCASIEU LKCL1 3.24 30.22 -93.25 RED RIVER LOCK #2 RAPIDES RRBL1 2.01 31.18 -92.30 ROSEPINE RESEARCH STATION VERNON ROSL1 3.99 30.95 -93.28 SAINT MARTINVILLE 3 SW LA SAINT MARTIN SMVL1 2.82 30.10 -91.88 BEAUMONT TX JEFFERSON BEAT2 6.58 30.1 -94.1 LUMBERTON TX HARDIN LLBT2 3.32 30.25 -94.17 ORANGE 9 N TX ORANGE ORET2 5.24 30.23 -93.73 SILSBEE 4 N TX HARDIN SLBT2 2.15 30.40 -94.20 WILDWOOD TX TYLER WWDT2 0.22 30.53 -94.45 UNOFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0600 UTC SEPTEMBER 11 UNTIL 0559 UTC SEPTEMBER 14 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMSHIRE 5 SW TX JEFFERSON 5250 10.71 29.80 -94.36 FANNETT 2 SW TX JEFFERSON 5600 9.18 29.90 -94.27 HAMSHIRE 5 SSW TX JEFFERSON 7200 9.02 29.79 -94.33 SABINE PASS 3 NW TX JEFFERSON 7300 8.74 29.76 -93.94 SEA RIM STATE PARK 6 NW TX JEFFERSON 6700 8.62 29.77 -94.10 SEA RIM STATE PARK 1 SE TX JEFFERSON 7600 8.54 29.68 -94.03 FANNETT 2 NE TX JEFFERSON 3200 8.39 29.94 -94.23 SEA RIM STATE PARK 8 W TX JEFFERSON 8000 8.35 29.69 -94.18 SEA RIM STATE PARK 9 NW TX JEFFERSON 6500 8.27 29.77 -94.17 HAMSHIRE 2 WSW TX JEFFERSON 7100 8.19 29.85 -94.35 SEA RIM STATE PARK 2 W TX JEFFERSON 7800 8.07 29.69 -94.08 BEAUMONT 2 SE TX JEFFERSON 2400 7.96 30.06 -94.12 BEAUMONT 3 S TX JEFFERSON 2300 7.75 30.04 -94.15 SEA RIM STATE PARK 7 W TX JEFFERSON 7900 7.67 29.69 -94.16 BEAUMONT 6 SE TX JEFFERSON 2500 7.64 30.03 -94.08 HAMSHIRE 5 SE TX JEFFERSON 7000 7.52 29.81 -94.26 REMARKS: JEFFERSON COUNTY TX DRAINAGE DISTRICT #6 RAIN GAGES. ONLY RAINFALL TOTALS ABOVE 7.5 INCHES WERE INCLUDED. D. INLAND FLOODING... ------------------ RIVER FLOODING... RIVER POINT CREST DATE/TIME FS --------------------------------------------------------------------- SABINE RIVER-DEWEYVILLE 24.22 FT 18/0900Z 24.00 FT 30.30 -93.74 CALCASIEU RIVER-SALT WATER BARRIER 4.18 FT 13/1702Z 4.00 FT 30.25 -93.22 CALCASIEU RIVER-OLD TOWN BAY 4.50 FT 13/1835Z 4.00 FT 30.29 -93.14 VERMILION RIVER-SURREY ST LAFAYETTE 10.94 FT 13/2045Z 10.00 FT 30.21 -91.99 VERMILION RIVER-PERRY LA 9.01 FT 14/0045Z 9.00 FT 29.95 -92.15 VERMILION RIVER-BROUSSARD 9.19 FT 13/2030Z 7.00 FT 30.14 -92.07 --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON COUNTY...WIDESPREAD FRESH WATER FLOODING OCCURRED. UNDERPASSES IN PORT ARTHUR WERE FLOODED. AT LEAST 20 HOMES IN BEAUMONT HAD FLOOD WATERS ENTER THEM. RURAL AREAS IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY...SUCH AS HAMSHIRE AND FANNETT...HAD FLOOD WATERS ENTER SOME HOMES AND COVER AREA ROADWAYS. ORANGE COUNTY...WIDESPREAD FRESH WATER FLOODING OCCURRED. THE SERVICE ROAD ALONG I-10 NEAR VIDOR WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. THE HIGHWAY 105 UNDERPASS IN VIDOR WAS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. CALCASIEU PARISH...MINOR FRESH WATER FLOODING OCCURRED ON ROADWAYS IN WESTERN CALCASIEU PARISH...INCLUDING THE VINTON AND STARKS AREAS. BEAUREGARD PARISH...WIDESPREAD FRESH WATER FLOODING OCCURRED IN DERIDDER. SOME HOMES IN DERIDDER SAW FLOOD WATERS ENTER THEM. US HIGHWAY 171 WAS CLOSED IN FRONT OF WAL-MART AND MOTORISTS BECAME STRANDED IN HIGH WATER. OTHER FLOODED ROADWAYS INCLUDED LA HIGHWAY 110 IN SINGER AND LA HIGHWAY 109 IN FIELDS. LAFAYETTE PARISH...YOUNGSVILLE AND CARENCRO SAW SOME FRESH WATER FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS AND YARDS. SAINT LANDRY PARISH...SEVERAL ROADS WERE CLOSED NEAR CANKTON DUE TO HIGH WATER. REMARKS: NONE E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING "G" --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/ CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE BEACH PARISH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON G SABINE PASS NORTH TX 2.60 4.07 13/0812 MINOR JEFFERSON PORT ARTHUR TX 2.82 3.48 13/0918 JEFFERSON G RAINBOW BRIDGE TX 2.82 3.43 13/0948 CALCASIEU G CALCASIEU PASS LA 2.17 4.02 13/0848 MINOR CALCASIEU G LAKE CHARLES LA 2.03 2.96 13/1424 ST MARY G CYPREMORT POINT LA 2.13 3.17 13/1300 NONE JEFFERSON TEXAS POINT TX TCOON N/A 4.87 13/0800 MINOR REMARKS: SURGE AND TOTAL TIDE VALUES ARE IN MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY/ DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON(DEG DECIMAL) PARISH TIME(UGC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 E GUEYDAN VERMILION 13/0918 EF1 30.02 -92.41 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MAREE MICHEL ROAD AND MERIDIAN LINE ROAD. ONE SMALL WOOD FRAMED HOME WAS KNOCKED OFF ITS PILINGS AND HAD THE ROOF COMPLETELY TORN OFF. THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOME ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES. REMARKS: NONE. G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY/PARISH DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON 0 12 0 OVER 120,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES. AT LEAST 50 HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. THREE OIL REFINERIES IN THE PORT ARTHUR AREA LOST POWER DURING THE HURRICANE. THESE THREE REFINERIES PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 850,000 BARRELS OF OIL A DAY. ONE LARGE STORAGE TANK UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT A NEW LNG FACILITY IN SABINE PASS WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN GROVES HAD THE ROOF COME OFF 12 UNITS. THE US COAST GUARD HAD TO RESCUE A 65 YEAR OLD MAN ON A SAILBOAT DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (0930Z OR 430 AM). HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CORTEZ FLORIDA TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. HE WAS RESCUED VIA HELICOPTER NEAR TAYLORS BAYOU. SEVERAL HOUSE FIRES OCCURRED DURING THE HURRICANE. WIND DAMAGE WAS MOST SEVERE IN WESTERN AREAS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AROUND HAMSHIRE...AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY INCLUDING SABINE PASS...PORT ARTHUR...PORT NECHES...GROVES...AND NEDERLAND. THIS CONSISTED OF SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN...AND SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE 12 INJURIES INCLUDED SNAKE BITES...CUTS...BRUISES...AND BROKEN BONES. ORANGE 1 0 0 IN BRIDGE CITY...AN 80 YEAR OLD MAN DIED WHEN HE WENT OUTSIDE TO CHECK ON HIS BACKYARD AND HIS CARPORT COLLAPSED ON HIM. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. SOME HOMES RECEIVED DAMAGE WHEN TREES FELL ON THEM. A LAW FIRM IN ORANGE WAS DESTROYED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FROM A FIRE. CAMERON 0 0 0 MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED FROM HOLLY BEACH TO JOHNSON BAYOU. DOWNTOWN CAMERON ALSO HAD SOME WATER ACROSS MAIN STREET. SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE SUCH AS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED WERE REPORTED IN THE JOHNSON BAYOU AREA. POWER POLES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. CALCASIEU 0 0 0 AROUND 13,000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. THE LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER WAS OPENED AS A SHELTER WEDNESDAY (13TH) NIGHT. 29 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. THE SHELTER CLOSED THURSDAY (14TH) EVENING. WIND DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE PARISH...FROM VINTON TO STARKS...BUT DID EXTEND TO THE NORTH AROUND DEQUINCY. THE WIND DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. VERMILION 0 0 0 NO DAMAGES WERE REPORTED. BEAUREGARD 0 0 0 MINOR WIND DAMAGE OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE PARISH. FLOODING WAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY IN THE DERIDDER AREA WHERE MOTORISTS BECAME STRANDED IN HIGH WATER. && LANDRENEAU/SHAMBURGER/ERICKSON/RUA $$