Texas, 2002

Damaging Wind in Texas, April 8, 2002

April 8, 2002 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Tress were blown down during a severe thunderstorm.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

Tress were blown down during a severe thunderstorm.

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 Apr 7, 7:54 PM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 7:54 PM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
854 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002

IR SAT PIX SHOWS LARGE MCS OVER CEN TX...MOVING EAST. RADARS INDICATE
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FROM DALLAS TO SAN ANTONIO....WITH
A NEW MCC AND LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS FROM
PALESTINE TO TEXARKANA.

TEMPS STILL RUNNING IN LOWER 70S AREAWIDE...WITH STRONG SOUTHEAST
WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 KT RANGE STILL. WILL BE TWEAKING THE ZONES
WITH WORDING...TO MENTION PRECIP CHANCES INCREASING TOWARDS
MORNING...AND POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS.  15

.PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
       MO    TU    WE  M T W
AEX 67/73 62/79 58/79 59431-
BPT 70/76 64/81 60/81 682---
LCH 69/75 64/81 60/81 5821--
LFT 68/74 64/81 63/81 38531-

.LCH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...GMZ450 455 470 475...ATCHAFALAYA RIVER
LOUISIANA TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
April 8, 1:17 AM CST
Where
Jasper County, Buna
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
30.433, -93.967

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: 5289488.