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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 11, 2021Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT for Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2021, 7:34 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jasper County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 11, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2262 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
12.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

753 
WUUS54 KLCH 120007
SVRLCH
TXC241-457-120045-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0080.210512T0007Z-210512T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
707 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Town Bluff,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jasper, Town Bluff and Harrisburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 this storm. 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 9428 3108 9390 3095 9386 3083 9387
      3076 9425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 263DEG 22KT 3089 9418 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rua
2 follow-up statements
296 
WWUS54 KLCH 120030
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
730 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

TXC457-120039-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210512T0045Z/
Tyler TX-
730 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TYLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3080 9404 3098 9405 3103 9389 3095 9386
      3083 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 263DEG 22KT 3091 9401 

$$

TXC241-120045-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210512T0045Z/
Jasper TX-
730 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY...

At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jasper, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper and Harrisburg. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3080 9404 3098 9405 3103 9389 3095 9386
      3083 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 263DEG 22KT 3091 9401 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rua
030 
WWUS54 KLCH 120034
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
734 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

TXC241-120044-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210512T0045Z/
Jasper TX-
734 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3080 9404 3098 9405 3103 9389 3095 9386
      3083 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 263DEG 22KT 3091 9397 

$$

Rua

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange39 min
May 11, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin40 min
May 12, 3:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Orange, Tyler45 days

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.