Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

Tropical Depression #2

June 3-5, 1981

Wind and Pressure Reports Sources: National Weather Service Post Storm Reports National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI)
Location	*Minimal Sea Level Pressure*	Maximum Sustained Wind (1 Min. Avg.)	Peak Wind Gust
Lafayette, LA (KLFT-WBAN)	1009.5 mb (29.81") 6/05 @ 7:00 PM CDT	23 mph (20 knots) 6/05 @ 1:35 PM CDT	32 mph (28 knots) 6/05 @ 1:00 PM CDT
Lake Charles, LA (KLCH-NWS)	1007.5 mb (29.75") 6/05 @ 11:00 AM CDT	28 mph (24 knots) 6/05 @ 10:17 AM CDT	44 mph (38 knots) 6/05 @ 12:17 PM CDT
Port Arthur, TX (KBPT-NWS)	1005.8 mb (29.70") 6/05 @ 11:00 AM CDT	37 mph (32 knots) 6/05 @ 8:36 AM CDT	46 mph (40 knots) 6/05 @ 8:36 AM CDT
Alexandria (Esler), LA (KESF-WBAN)	1008.1 mb (29.77") 6/05 @ 7:00 PM CDT	18 mph (16 knots) 6/05 @ 1:16 PM CDT	30 mph (26 knots) 6/05 @ 1:16 PM CDT
Fort Polk, LA (Army Base)	1006.8 mb (29.73") 6/05 @ 12:00 PM CDT	15 mph (13 knots) 6/05 @ 2:00 PM CDT	23 mph (20 knots) 6/05 @ 1:00 PM CDT
(E)=Estimated (I) =Incomplete

Hourly Surface Observations for June 4-5, 1981 From National Centers for Environmental Information (NECI), times are in CST * = Incomplete observations due to power and/or equipment failure
Lafayette, LA (KLFT-WBAN)	6/04	6/05
Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA (KLCH-NWS)	6/04	6/05
Port Arthur Southeast Texas Regional Airport, TX (KBPT-NWS)	6/04	6/05
Alexandria Esler Field, LA (KESF-WBAN)	6/04	6/05
Fort Polk, LA (KPOE-Army)	6/04	6/05

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Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Tropical Depression #2 1981