Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 2001

Name: Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
Start: 2001-12-13T16:45
End: 2001-12-13T16:45
Location: Louisiana

December 13, 2001 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous trees were blown down on power lines.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

Numerous trees were blown down on power lines.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 13, 2:49 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 2:49 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS PROGGED TO MOVE TO NEAR TOLEDO BEND DAM THIS
EVENING WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH ALONG THE SABINE RIVER AT
THAT TIME. LOW SHOULD MOVE OUT TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND TRAIL
FRONT ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. DRY AIR SHOULD
MOVE IN OVER ALL OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING.

ATMOSPHERE SHOULD CONTINUE PRETTY DRY UNTIL SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING
HIGH MOISTURE BACK INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LOUISIANA PART OF THE AREA FOR
TONIGHT.

CHANCES OF RAIN SHOULD HAVE DIMINISHED OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY
SUNSET. RAIN CHANCES OVER NIGHT SHOULD CONTINUE HIGH ALONG AND AHEAD
OF FRONT. TOO DRY TO CALL FOR ANY CHANCES OF RAIN EXCEPT SLIGHT
CHANCE EXTREME EAST FRIDAY. NEXT REAL CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT ENDING SUNDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD
OF FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY.

.PRELIM NUMBERS...
AEX 44/57/44/67/55/62/38 5005640
BPT 48/60/48/70/60/66/40 3007640
LCH 48/60/47/70/62/66/40 4006650
LFT 50/60/46/70/64/66/40 7006660

.LCH...FLOOD WATCH...FFA....LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 11:01 AM CST, 5 hours 44 minutes before

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-140000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1101 AM CST THU DEC 13 2001

...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER TODAY...

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALONG THE MID TO UPPER TEXAS COAST LATE
THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA
THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
MOIST UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE LOW AND A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL TRAIL SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW.

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOIST
UNSTABLE AIR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE TODAY. PARTS OF THE AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION FROM RECENT RAINS. ADDITIONAL RAINS IN THESE AREA
WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY FLOODING.

ALL INTERESTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS...
CREEKS AND BAYOUS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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Local storm report, Dec 13, 11:20 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1120 AM CST THU DEC 13 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1118 AM    NEWTON                    TX   .88 INCH HAIL
12/13/01   NEWTON                         REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPT

FN

Local storm report, Dec 13, 11:50 AM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1150 AM CST THU DEC 13 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1143 AM    EVANS                     LA   .88 INCH HAIL
12/13/01   VERNON                         ESTIMATED 45 MPH WINDS
                                          REPORTED BY MCMAHON GROCERY

FN

Local storm report, Dec 13, 1:21 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
121 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1102 AM    ROGANVILLE                TX   WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01   JASPER                         55 GAL DRUM FILLED WITH
                                          CORN BLOWN OVER BY
                                          ESTIMATED WINDS OF 62 MPH.
                                          POWERLINE DOWN AND NO POWER
                                          TO HOMEOWNER. WINDOWS
                                          SHOOKED.

FN

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: December 13, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Cameron County, Grand Lake
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.067, -93.283

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, December 2001

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5276370.