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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 3, 2021Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT for Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports 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: Jun 3, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 45 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 Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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
Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Call, TX	SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE OFF TROUT STREET NEAR KIRBYVILLE.
Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wnw Kirbyville, TX	MOBILE HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE WITH PIECES OF SHEET METAL LAYING AROUND THE YARD. TWO TREES AROUND A FOOT IN DIAMETER SNAPPED AT THIS LOCATION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -193 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

588 
WUUS54 KLCH 032030
SVRLCH
TXC241-457-032115-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0096.210603T2030Z-210603T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
330 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

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

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 329 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mt. Union, or
  near Kirbyville, moving northwest at 5 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, Kirbyville, Spurger, Magnolia Springs and Mt. Union. 

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 3090 9398 3073 9387 3072 9387 3062 9388
      3052 9403 3074 9424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 144DEG 5KT 3068 9399 

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

Warthen

2 follow-up statements

352 
WWUS54 KLCH 032054
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
354 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

TXC457-032103-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210603T2115Z/
Tyler TX-
354 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

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

LAT...LON 3090 9398 3082 9394 3072 9392 3068 9399
      3069 9408 3080 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 161DEG 10KT 3078 9402 

$$

TXC241-032115-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210603T2115Z/
Jasper TX-
354 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY...

At 353 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Magnolia
Springs, or 9 miles east of Town Bluff, moving north at 10 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, Mt. Union and Magnolia Springs. 

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 3090 9398 3082 9394 3072 9392 3068 9399
      3069 9408 3080 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 161DEG 10KT 3078 9402 

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

Warthen

208 
WWUS54 KLCH 032105
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
405 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

TXC241-032115-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210603T2115Z/
Jasper TX-
405 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Lake Charles.

LAT...LON 3090 9398 3082 9394 3072 9392 3068 9399
      3069 9408 3080 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 144DEG 5KT 3079 9403 

$$

Warthen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	33 min
Jun 3, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson	43 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.