Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- December 13, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 10 mi NE of Newton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.933, -93.617
Damaging Wind in Texas, December 13, 2001
A few trees were blown down.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
A few trees were blown down.
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, 3:15 AM CST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 3:15 AM CST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 315 AM CST THU DEC 13 2001 SUBTROPICAL CONNECTION SHOWING UP NICELY ON IR STLT THIS AM. BANDS OF RAIN WITH SHWRS/TSTMS SWEEPING OUT OF THE CSTL WTRS OF SE TX AND LA MOVG NE AND ACRS THE AREA. GULF FETCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TDY COMBINED WITH LOW LVL JET EXPECTED INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND MID LVL ENERGY FM THE WEST WILL GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS TO THE AREA. SOME STORMS TDY PSBLY BECOMING SEVERE IN ADDITION... WILL MENTION HEAVY RAINS IN THE ZONES AND ISSUE FFA FOR A FEW LA PARISHES. THE NW GULF REGION REMAINS IN THE WARM SLOT THIS AM W/ THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT TO THE NW. FRONT LOOKS TO MOV INTO SE TX EARLY THIS EVE FINALLY PUSHING INTO SOUTH CNTRL LA TWRDS MIDNIGHT. RAINS FINALLY BREAK AS UPR UPR SUPPORT TO THE WEST LIFTS ACRS THE AREA AND TO THE NE. WILL TAPER RAINS ACCORDINGLY. COOLER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THIS LATEST SYS ON FRIDAY WITH SKIES CLRG. VERY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH ONLY A 36 TO 48 HR WINDOW BEFORE THE NEXT BATCH OF SHWRS/TSTMS EXPECTED TO REENTER THE FORECAST PACKAGE...ANOTHER FRONT DROPS QUICKLY OUT OF THE ROCKIES. TKS...NEW/HOU .LCH...FLOOD WATCH...FFA....LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TODAY. .PRELIM NUMBERS... AEX 68/44/57/42/65/56 930017 BPT 69/48/58/47/68/60 910017 LCH 68/48/59/46/68/60 920017 LFT 71/47/59/46/68/60 9300-7 K. KUYPER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 13, 6:00 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-131600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 600 AM CST THU DEC 13 2001 ...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER TODAY... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS RICH MOISTURE COMBINED WITH ENERGY FROM A STORM SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TODAY. THE LAKE CHARLES WEATHER OFFICE HAS ALREADY RECEIVED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL FAVOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. BECAUSE RELATIVELY MOIST GROUNDS ALREADY EXIST ACROSS THE AREA...THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE FOR FLOODING. ALL INTERESTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS... CREEKS AND BAYOUS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. K. KUYPER
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 13 to 14, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- High Wind in Oregon, December 13, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 13, 2001
More
Every storm in Texas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, 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: 5276180.