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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 9, 2023Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 9, 2023, 5:56 PM CST for Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 9, 2023, 5:56 PM CST (23:56 UTC)
Expired: Dec 9, 2023, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 49 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), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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: 461 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 9, 5:23 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 5:23 PM CST, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 9, 5:05 PM CST, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 9, 5:18 PM CST, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 9, 5:20 PM CST, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
520 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

LAZ027-028-092345-
Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
520 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RAPIDES AND
NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 545 PM CST...

At 520 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hutton, or 8 miles east of Slagle, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Clifton, Flatwoods, and Simpson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3130 9270 3112 9302 3123 9310 3135 9298
      3135 9295 3137 9295 3137 9292 3139 9291
      3139 9289 3141 9288 3141 9287 3142 9287
      3142 9285 3143 9285 3144 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 228DEG 25KT 3125 9299

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Tingler

Special weather statement, Dec 9, 5:47 PM CST, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
547 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

TXZ180-100030-
Tyler TX-
547 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTY THROUGH
630 PM CST...

At 546 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Warren, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Warren, Fred, Town Bluff, Spurger, Ivanhoe, and Hillister.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 9419 3080 9418 3079 9415 3077 9413
      3073 9414 3072 9413 3071 9414 3070 9412
      3069 9413 3069 9409 3066 9409 3066 9407
      3064 9405 3062 9408 3061 9407 3058 9410
      3053 9454 3070 9459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 256DEG 31KT 3062 9457

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Tingler

Special weather statement, Dec 9, 5:54 PM CST, 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
554 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

TXZ261-262-100030-
Southern Newton TX-Southern Jasper TX-
554 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CST...

At 554 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Buna, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Buna, Wrights Settlement, and Devils Pocket.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3053 9385 3052 9371 3048 9372 3046 9370
      3045 9371 3044 9370 3042 9372 3043 9372
      3041 9373 3039 9376 3037 9376 3033 9400
      3047 9401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 251DEG 25KT 3043 9392

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Tingler

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 3:35 AM CST	Gale Warning	LCH		32 hr
Dec 9, 3:35 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		44 hr
Dec 9, 10:00 AM CST	Low Water Advisory	LCH		26 hr
Dec 9, 3:00 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia and 6 more	21 hr
Dec 9, 5:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	25 min
Dec 9, 5:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	55 min
Dec 9, 5:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	40 min
Dec 9, 5:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	32 min
Dec 9, 5:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	27 min
Dec 9, 5:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	48 min
Dec 9, 5:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	43 min
Dec 9, 5:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.