Damaging Wind in Texas, May 10, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Texas, May 10, 2006
Start: 2006-05-10T17:08
End: 2006-05-10T17:08
Location: Texas

May 10, 2006 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
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.

Trees and power lines 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 May 10, 2:22 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 2:22 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
322 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A CDFNT STRETCHING ERN TX FROM
AN AREA OF LO PRES NEAR THE ARKLATEX TO ANOTHER LO NEAR LAREDO TX.
MEANWHILE A PRE-FNTL TROF WAS ANALYZED ABOUT 80-100 MILES AHEAD OF
IT ACROSS CNTL LA TO THE PINEY WOODS REGION OF SE TX. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS A S/WV TROF MOVING ACROSS NERN TX. SPECIAL 18Z KLCH
SOUNDING STILL SHOWING A MOIST AND STRONGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS...BUT
ALSO CONTINUING TO A SHOW A GOOD CAP OVER AT LEAST THE SRN 1/2 OF
THE FCST AREA. UPSTREAM 18Z SOUNDINGS SHOW THE CAP WEAKENING. COMBO
OF ALL THESE FEATURES FINALLY LEADING TO THE ONSET OF CONVECTION
MAINLY TO THE N OF THE PCWA ATTM.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SVR EVENT APPEARS TO BE CRANKING UP AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT POSSIBLE AS BEGINNINGS OF SQUALL LINE MAKE THEIR WAY
TOWARD THE NWRN ZONES. ACTIVITY IS DEVELOPING JUST OUT AHEAD OF
THE PRIMARY CDFNT...ROUGHLY A RUSTON TO LUFKIN TO HUNTSVILLE LINE
AT 20Z/1500L. APPEARS FNT IS STARTING TO WORK ITS MAGIC ON THE
EXISTING CAP AND GOOD LO-LVL MOISTURE AND SOME SHEAR IN THE LOWEST
KM ALONG W/ MID-LVL DRY AIR AND DECENT LAPSE RATES SHOULD LEAD TO
SCT SVR TRW AS THE LINE WORKS ITS WAY SE ACROSS THE FCST AREA
STARTING BY 21Z/1600L. 18Z SOUNDING HELICITY NOT THE GREATEST AND
SHEAR ISNT OVERLY STRONG ATTM BUT TOO EARLY TO RULE OUT ANY
TORNADO DEVELOPMENT W/ THIS ACTIVITY.

ONCE THE FNT PASSES THIS EVE...EXITING THE SERN ZONES BY MIDNIGHT
OR SO...DRY NRLY FLOW DEVELOPS AND SHUTS OFF THE RW/TRW. AS MEAN
TROF SHIFTS E...MRH VALUES OVER THE REGION ARE PROGGED TO FALL TO
AOB 25 PCNT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. DEWPTS ARE PROGGED
TO FALL TO THE 40S BY THU NGT WHILE HI PRES MOVES NEARLY OVERHEAD
AND SKIES CLEAR. RECORD LOWS COULD BE IN THE OFFING FOR FRI MRNG...
AM GOING AROUND 50 MOST LOCATIONS FOR THEN.

INCLUDED A VERY SMALL POP FOR SAT NGT/SUN AS MID/UPR-LVL LO SHIFTS
SE TOWARD THE TN VALLEY...HELPING PUSH ANOTHER CDFNT ACROSS THE
REGION. MOISTURE LOOKS LIMITED ATTM SO ONLY INSERTED SLGT CHC POPS
AT BEST.

&&

.MARINE...SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE
COOLER AIR MOVES OVER THE CSTL WATERS...W/ NRLY WINDS AROUND 20 KT
EXPECTED BY 09Z OR SO. THESE GUSTY N WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND LUNCH TIME BEFORE RELAXING SOMEWHAT. BEYOND
THAT HI PRES MOVES OVER THE NRN GULF AND PAST THE REGION FRI INTO
SAT ALLOWING FOR LGT WINDS TO PREVAIL. WINDS/SEAS TO PICK UP AGAIN
BEFORE SUN MRNG FROPA W/ ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW
EXPECTED LATE SUN INTO EARLY MON.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING OR TEMPO TSRA IS THE RULE AT THE TAF SITES
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTN THRU ABOUT 06Z WHEN THE CDFNT
PASSES. ONCE THAT OCCURS STIFF NRLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BRIEFLY
OVERNIGHT AND THEN AGAIN AFTER SUNRISE THU.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  61  81  52  83 /  40   0   0   0
KBPT  61  81  52  84 /  30   0   0   0
KAEX  56  80  49  83 /  30   0   0   0
KLFT  62  79  51  82 /  40   0   0   0

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...EVANGELINE...RAPIDES...AND
     VERNON.

TX...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...AND TYLER.

CW...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     MORNING HIGH ISLAND TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM.

&&

LGE/DML-AVIATION

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 4:31 AM CST, 12 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
531 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-111045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
531 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GM...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER AREAS OF
CENTRAL LOUISIANA MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA
AND MARKSVILLE TO SIMMESPORT. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE
UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS WHICH WILL DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A CANADIAN COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

JS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 2:50 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
350 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-102300-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-
NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...
ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER...
NEWTON...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
350 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...A VERY INTENSE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING...

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...HEAVY RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS RAPIDLY MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE LINE WAS LOCATED ALONG A COLD FRONT FROM
NEAR HOUSTON TO LUFKIN TO MONROE LOUISIANA.

THIS INTENSE LINE OF DAMAGING STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WOODVILLE...JASPER
AND BURKEVILLE AREAS BETWEEN 430 AND 530 PM...ALEXANDRIA AND BEAUMONT
AROUND 6 PM...LAKE CHARLES AND OAKDALE BY 7 PM...LAFAYETTE AND
ABBEVILLE BY 8 PM...NEW IBERIA AND MORGAN CITY BEFORE 10 PM.

THIS LINE WILL LIKELY CONTAIN THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS OF THIS SPRING
SEASON. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
LIGHTNING STRIKES IS EXPECTED.

THE ENVIRONMENT IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND THUS THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE TORNADOES TO DEVELOP.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
INTERIOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH 9 PM. ADDITIONAL WATCHES ARE
LIKELY TO BE ISSUED.

TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PROPERTY.

06

Local storm report, May 10, 4:19 PM CST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
519 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             BROOKELAND              31.13N 93.99W
05/10/2006  M0.75 INCH       JASPER             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0458 PM     HAIL             BROOKELAND              31.13N 93.99W
05/10/2006  M1.75 INCH       JASPER             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

FNAVEJAR

Local storm report, May 10, 4:24 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
524 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     HAIL             THICKET                 30.40N 94.63W
05/10/2006  M1.00 INCH       HARDIN             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

FNAVEJAR

Local storm report, May 10, 4:34 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
534 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 PM     HAIL             ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.46W
05/10/2006  M0.75 INCH       RAPIDES            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

FNAVEJAR

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: May 10, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Bon Wier
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.733, -93.633

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 2006

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: 5505646.