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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 29, 2024Jefferson County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2024, 5:06 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2024, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2024, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Jefferson County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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
Apr 29, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 29, 1:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 1:29 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 2:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
219 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 AM     Funnel Cloud     Pineville               31.33N 92.41W
04/29/2024                   Rapides            LA   Public

            Report from mPing of funnel cloud over
            Pineville. Lines up with rotational
            signature. Time adjusted to radar.

&&

MKC
Local storm report, Apr 29, 2:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
221 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0217 AM     Flash Flood      1 NE Kirbyville         30.67N 93.89W
04/29/2024                   Jasper             TX   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports water over hwy 96 in Kirbyville.

&&

MKC
Local storm report, Apr 29, 3:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 3:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
324 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 AM     Flash Flood      2 ENE Silsbee           30.35N 94.15W
04/29/2024                   Hardin             TX   Public

            Public reports flooding between Silsbee and
            Evadale.

&&

MKC
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
329 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

LAZ027-028-030>032-290900-
Evangeline LA-Allen LA-Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
329 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL RAPIDES...
NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...EASTERN BEAUREGARD...SOUTHEASTERN VERNON
AND NORTHERN ALLEN PARISHES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...

At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Elizabeth to near Dry Creek to near
Oretta. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Oakdale, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek, Dry Creek, Singer, Sugartown,
Mittie, Ragley, Grant, Longville, Allen Parish Airport, Tulla,
Beaver, Oretta, and Bundick Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
central, southwestern and west central Louisiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3089 9229 3065 9277 3047 9338 3049 9339
      3049 9346 3065 9355 3096 9283
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 269DEG 20KT 3082 9278 3065 9312 3057 9341

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Calhoun
Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:58 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
458 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 AM     Hail             1 NW Mauriceville       30.22N 93.88W
04/29/2024  E1.25 Inch       Orange             TX   Public

            Public reports a little bigger than
            quarters. This was on the edge of the core.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu71 hr
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu, Cameron3 hr
Apr 29, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon32 min
Apr 29, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides, Vernon47 min
Apr 29, 12:49 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon26 min
Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon6 hr
Apr 29, 1:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides23 min
Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard38 min
Apr 29, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides29 min
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHVernon4 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon3 days
Apr 29, 2:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard33 min
Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Rapides, Vernon8 hr
Apr 29, 3:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu48 min
Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Beauregard31 min
Apr 29, 3:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron65 min
Apr 29, 3:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis35 min
Apr 29, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLCHCalcasieu, Cameron46 min
Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron24 min
Apr 29, 4:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis5 hr
Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis61 min
Apr 29, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles26 min
Apr 29, 5:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Apr 29, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia29 min
Apr 29, 5:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
Apr 29, 6:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette33 min
Apr 29, 6:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH42 min
Apr 29, 7:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin27 min
Apr 29, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Apr 29, 7:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH67 min
Apr 29, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary64 min
Apr 29, 7:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon12 hr
Apr 29, 7:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH61 min
Apr 29, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Apr 29, 8:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Apr 29, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
Apr 29, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary30 min
Apr 29, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSt. Mary44 min
Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH58 min
Apr 29, 9:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Martin4 hr
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLCHAllen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis11 hr
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry3 days
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard5 days
Apr 29, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion11 hr
Apr 29, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH61 min
Apr 29, 9:35 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis12 hr
Apr 29, 1:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion21 days
Apr 29, 2:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchLCHHardin, Jasper6 hr
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHJasper, Tyler27 days
Apr 28, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Tyler30 min
Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Tyler32 min
Apr 28, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler35 min
Apr 28, 11:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJasper, Tyler8 hr
Apr 29, 1:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler6 hr
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper31 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jefferson26 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin21 days
Apr 29, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson26 min
Apr 29, 5:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson4 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.