Texas, 2001Lightning Strike in Texas, June 8, 2001
June 8, 2001 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 8:30 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 8:30 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
930 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2001
REMAINS OF ALLISON CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHWEST OVER PARTS OF
EAST TEXAS AWAY FROM THE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA..BUT
CONTINUE TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MUCH OF EAST TEXAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. HEAVIER RAINFALL
OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA...HAVE RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AS HEAVY RAIN FALLS OVER REGION THAT HAS HAD
PREVIOUS SATURATING RAINS. FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN NACOGDOCHES
TEXAS AND AT 1000 PM...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
THAT TIME...WILL BE EXTENDED INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.
WILL NOT MAKE ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO THE ONGOING ZONES...EXCEPT
FOR A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO WINDS AND TEMPERATURES. HIGHER CHANCE OF
RAIN OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA AND ALONG TOLEDO BEND LAKE REGION
OF WEST LOUISIANA.
06
PREVIOUS NUMBERS...
SHV 72/84/70/86/70 5532
MLU 72/84/70/86/70 5532
TXK 70/83/70/88/68 4321
TYR 72/83/70/86/70 6542
LFK 72/83/72/86/70 6653
.SHV...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:40 PM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
940 PM CDT THU JUN 07 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0400 AM MARTHAVILLE LA FLOODING
06/07/01 NATCHITOCHES HIGH WATER ACROSS HWY 120
NEAR MARTHAVILLE. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
0400 AM HAGEWOOD LA FLOODING
06/07/01 NATCHITOCHES HIGH WATER ACROSS HWY 6.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0430 AM COUSHATTA LA FLOODING
06/07/01 RED RIVER HIGH WATER CONTINUED
ACROSS HWY 71 IN
COUSHATTA. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0700 PM NACOGDOCHES TX FLOODING
06/07/01 NACOGDOCHES SOME RESIDENTS HAVE
BEEN EVACUATED.
SEVERAL STREETS CLOSED.
REPORTED BY BROADCAST
MEDIA.Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:50 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ...DELAYED REPORT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
950 PM CDT THU JUN 07 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 AM 20 SE LUFKIN TX WIND DAMAGE
05/28/01 ANGELINA *** 1 INJ ***
TREE FELL THROUGH A TRAVEL
TRAILER IN HANKS CREEK PARK
AT SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR.
REPORTED BY PARK RANGER.
0600 AM 12 SW HEMPHILL TX WIND DAMAGE
05/28/01 SABINE *** 1 INJ ***
FLYING DEBRIS INJURED A
GIRL AT MILL CREEK PARK.
AT SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR.
REPORTED BY PARK RANGER.Local storm report, Jun 7, 11:07 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1207 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1115 PM BROOKELAND TX FLOODING
06/07/01 SABINE U.S. 96 NORTH OF
BROOKELAND WITH ONE TO TWO
FEET OF WATER OVER ROAD.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1125 PM PONTA TX FLOODING
06/07/01 CHEROKEE NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED AROUND PONTA. LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1130 PM HEMPHILL TX FLOODING
06/07/01 SABINE FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 87 S
BETWEEN HEMPHILL AND
YELLOW PINE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1130 PM PINELAND TX FLOODING
06/07/01 SABINE FM 2426 EAST OF PINELAND
WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF
WATER OVER ROAD FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT
1140 PM JACKSONVILLE TX FLOODING
06/07/01 CHEROKEE NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED IN AND AROUND
JACKSONVILLE DUE TO HIGH
WATER. LAW ENFORCEMENT
1150 PM NEW SUMMERFIELD TX FLOODING
06/07/01 CHEROKEE SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS
CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
NEAR NEW SUMMERFIELD. LAW
ENFORCEMENT
NNNNLightning, San Augustine
- When
- June 8, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- San Augustine County, Broaddus
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.394, -94.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The remnants of Tropical Storm Allison led to severe flash flooding over portions of the county. Hwy 147 had to be closed and sever creeks adjacent to highways in town overflowed their banks leading to additional road closures. There were several reports of cars hydroplaning into ditches.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Louisiana, June 8 to 13, 2001$3.9 million · 9 events
- Flash Flood in Florida, June 8, 2001$75,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 8, 2001$44,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 8, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, June 8, 20014 injured · 1 event
- Hail in Oregon, June 8, 2001$42,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 8, 2001$500 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 8, 20013 events
- Flooding in Illinois, June 8 to 17, 20013 events
- Hail in Montana, June 8, 20010.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in Wyoming, June 8, 20011 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 8, 20011 event
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: 5249488.