Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 6:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2021, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 6 Nw Kirbyville, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
381
WUUS54 KLCH 232342
SVRLCH
TXC199-241-351-457-240045-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0054.210423T2342Z-210424T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
642 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
Northwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
Northern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 642 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Alabama-Coushatta Reservation to near Votaw,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Woodville, Kirbyville, Kountze, Colmesneil, Chester,
Rockland, Warren, Town Bluff, Thicket, Ebenezer, Fred, Wildwood,
Browndell, Votaw, Spurger, Harrisburg, Village Mills, Caney Head
and Honey Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9454 3096 9464 3104 9441 3116 9386
3054 9388 3027 9465 3049 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 31KT 3070 9462 3045 9473
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Stigger/872 follow-up statements
527
WWUS54 KLCH 240003
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
703 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
TXC199-241-351-457-240045-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210424T0045Z/
Tyler TX-Newton TX-Hardin TX-Jasper TX-
703 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR TYLER...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...NORTHERN HARDIN AND JASPER
COUNTIES...
At 703 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Woodville to near Wildwood, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Woodville, Kirbyville, Kountze, Colmesneil, Ebenezer, Fred,
Rockland, Wildwood, Warren, Town Bluff, Browndell, Caney Head, Honey
Island, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Spurger, Roganville, Harrisburg
and Village Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a small interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9454 3090 9445 3104 9441 3116 9386
3054 9388 3027 9465 3038 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 253DEG 31KT 3075 9443 3050 9454
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Stigger/87758
WWUS54 KLCH 240020
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
720 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
TXC199-241-351-457-240045-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210424T0045Z/
Tyler TX-Newton TX-Hardin TX-Jasper TX-
720 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TYLER...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN HARDIN
AND JASPER COUNTIES...
At 719 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of Town Bluff to near Wildwood, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Kirbyville, Kountze, Ebenezer, Fred, Town Bluff, Browndell,
Caney Head, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Spurger, Roganville,
Harrisburg and Sam Rayburn Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a small interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 9432 3094 9421 3109 9415 3116 9386
3054 9388 3034 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 253DEG 31KT 3078 9430 3053 9441
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Stigger/87The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Newton | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 76 days |
| Apr 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 12 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Sabine | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 63 min |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 67 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.