Texas, 2001

Damaging Wind in Texas, December 16, 2001

December 16, 2001 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstom winds blew down many trees, one of which landed on the roof a home, causing moderate damage to the structure.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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.

Severe thunderstom winds blew down many trees, one of which landed on the roof a home, causing moderate damage to the structure.

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 16, 10:00 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 10:00 PM CST, 15 minutes before
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1000 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2001

LCH SOUNDING INDICATES A PRECIP WATER OF 1.85 WITH A TOTAL TOTALS OF
46.  THE AIRMASS IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE THIS EVENING WITH A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE CWA LATER TONIGHT.  HIGH POPS ARE STILL VERY
REASONABLE TONIGHT.  A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA.  PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD
AT THIS TIME.  NO UPDATES NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

.UPDATED NUMBERS...
AEX 60/63/38/60/37/62/40 +400000
BPT 58/64/42/64/43/64/44 +300000
LCH 60/64/41/63/42/64/44 +300000
LFT 62/68/44/63/40/63/44 8500000

.LCH...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FOR SE TX AND
       SW LA EXCEPT ST. MARTIN...IBERIA...ST. MARY
       SCA...GMZ450-455

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
December 16, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Kirbyville
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.650, -93.917

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

More

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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: 5276373.