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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 9, 2024Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2024, 11:55 PM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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: Apr 9, 2024, 11:55 PM CDT (04:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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: 1977 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 9, 11:52 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 11:52 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 8:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
847 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

TXZ180-259-100245-
Northern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
847 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN TYLER AND NORTHEASTERN
JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...

At 847 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Spurger, or 8 miles northwest of Fred, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Town Bluff, and Spurger.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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 3056 9420 3054 9439 3101 9424 3091 9391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 208DEG 17KT 3068 9426

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Rua

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 9:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
920 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

TXZ180-201-261-100315-
Hardin TX-Southern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
920 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TYLER AND
NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT...

At 919 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Honey Island, or 7 miles south of Wildwood, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Kountze, Saratoga, Fred, Wildwood, Spurger, Caney Head, Batson, Honey
Island, and Village Mills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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 3074 9421 3060 9408 3058 9409 3056 9409
      3053 9407 3052 9402 3017 9453 3028 9466
      3034 9468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 232DEG 17KT 3041 9444

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Rua

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1016 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

LAZ030-TXZ259-260-100400-
Beauregard LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
1016 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD
PARISH...CENTRAL NEWTON AND EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1100
PM CDT...

At 1016 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Call, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Kirbyville, Merryville, Call, Bon Weir, Trout Creek, Bivens,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Jamestown, Roganville, Bancroft,
Bleakwood, and Wiergate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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 9394 3075 9406 3104 9372 3060 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 249DEG 26KT 3063 9390

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Rua

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:57 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1057 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

LAZ027-030-100500-
Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-
1057 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BEAUREGARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1057 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Bon Weir, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
De Ridder, Leesville, Rosepine, Merryville, Singer, Fort Johnson,
Slagle, New Llano, Bivens, Burr Ferry, Tulla, Junction, Evans,
Pickering, and Bundick Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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 3063 9306 3058 9369 3064 9368 3068 9363
      3076 9361 3077 9359 3083 9355 3088 9357
      3090 9355 3092 9355 3093 9353 3096 9353
      3097 9357 3101 9357 3101 9354 3103 9351
      3105 9353 3107 9353 3109 9355 3123 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 243DEG 32KT 3077 9361

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Rua

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 11:24 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 9, 11:52 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	63 min
Apr 9, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	7 hr
Apr 10, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	51 min
Apr 10, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	45 min
Apr 10, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	46 min
Apr 10, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	42 min
Apr 10, 3:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	34 min
Apr 10, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	27 min
Apr 10, 4:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	35 min
Apr 10, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
Apr 10, 5:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	41 min
Apr 10, 5:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen	49 min
Apr 10, 5:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	31 min
Apr 10, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Apr 10, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		43 min
Apr 10, 5:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	52 min
Apr 10, 5:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	48 min
Apr 10, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	45 min
Apr 10, 6:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	5 hr
Apr 10, 6:02 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		58 min
Apr 10, 6:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	33 min
Apr 10, 6:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		46 min
Apr 10, 6:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	43 min
Apr 10, 6:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	66 min
Apr 10, 6:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	9 hr
Apr 10, 6:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	47 min
Apr 10, 6:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	31 min
Apr 10, 6:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Saint Landry	42 min
Apr 10, 6:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	36 min
Apr 10, 6:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides and 1 more	38 min
Apr 10, 7:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more	58 min
Apr 10, 7:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Landry	56 min
Apr 10, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Apr 10, 7:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	38 min
Apr 10, 7:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry	25 min
Apr 10, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon	57 min
Apr 10, 7:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	24 min
Apr 10, 7:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Saint Landry	5 hr
Apr 10, 7:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	26 min
Apr 10, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vermilion	18 min
Apr 10, 7:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	56 min
Apr 10, 7:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	25 min
Apr 10, 8:02 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		58 min
Apr 10, 8:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	61 min
Apr 10, 8:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	3 hr
Apr 10, 8:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Calcasieu	5 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	21 hr
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	4 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	21 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	11 hr
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	129 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	11 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard	4 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen	5 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	59 hr
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	21 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	4 days
Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Apr 10, 3:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	12 hr
Apr 9, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	52 min
Apr 9, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	49 min
Apr 9, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	38 min
Apr 9, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin	35 min
Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	49 min
Apr 9, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	58 min
Apr 9, 8:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	10 hr
Apr 9, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	55 min
Apr 9, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	33 min
Apr 9, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton	44 min
Apr 9, 11:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	36 min
Apr 10, 12:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	10 min
Apr 10, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	8 min
Apr 10, 2:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	LCH	Jasper, Newton	4 hr
Apr 10, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	37 min
Apr 10, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	25 min
Apr 10, 4:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Tyler	44 min
Apr 10, 5:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	59 min
Apr 10, 5:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	23 min
Apr 10, 5:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	20 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.