Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 2006
Start: 2006-05-14T08:48
End: 2006-05-14T08:48
Location: Texas

May 14, 2006 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Trees 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 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 14, 8:32 AM CST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 8:32 AM CST, 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
932 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

.UPDATE...

UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #349 THROUGH
5 PM. SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL
ACROSS LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ALTHOUGH CURRENT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN LATER THIS
MORNING...REDEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

DUE TO CLOUD COVER FROM THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX...HAVE LOWERED MAX
TEMPS FOR TODAY. ALSO...WINDS AND SEAS HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN OFFSHORE WATERS...BUT WILL RAMP UP
AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO
OFFSHORE WATERS. HAVE ADJUSTED SCA TO OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH
MONDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 340 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006)

DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS C OK THIS MORNING...WITH A DECENT
UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE RACING SE ACROSS THE ARKLATEX...SETTING OFF
SVR TSRA EARLIER. THE TSRA HAS MARKEDLY DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY
OVER THE LAST HOUR...BUT STILL EXPECT SCT TSRA TO EITHER MAKE IT
OR REDEVELOP ACROSS INLAND SE TX LAKES REGION/C LA AS THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE GENERATES ADDITIONAL LIFT. THE CHANCE FOR TSRA WILL
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN NEAR AND AHEAD OF FROPA LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SPC HAS MOST OF THE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK TODAY...SO
WORDED GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE FORECAST.

NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AFTER MON. THE
EASTERN U.S. WILL BE DOMINATED BY A RATHER LARGE LONGWAVE TROF
MOST OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK...KEEPING OUR AREA UNDER GENERALLY NW
FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR ANOTHER RE-INFORCING SHOT OF
COOL CANADIAN AIR BY WED...KEEPING LOWER DEWPTS ACROSS THE AREA
WHICH WILL LEAD TO NIGHTIME TEMPS AVERAGING 5-10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL FOR MOST OF THIS UPCOMING WORKWEEK.

DML

AVIATION...
EXPECT SCT-BKN CEILINGS RANGING FROM 2000-2500FT THIS
MORNING...GRADUALLY FILLING IN AFTER SUNRISE AS THE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE GENERATES ADDITIONAL LIFT AND SCT TSRA.

DML

MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO HIGH ISLAND OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES
FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE...THE LLJ HAS SET UP NICELY WITH S
WINDS IN THE 20-25 KNOT RANGE NOW. TWO...POST FRONTAL N WINDS LATE
TONIGHT AND THROUGH MON.

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...
     CALCASIEU...CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON
     DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST.
     LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...AND
     VERNON.

TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND
     TYLER.

GM...SCA ALL MARINE ZONES FROM 12 AM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY.

&&

05

Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 2:45 AM CST, 6 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
345 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-151100-
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-
345 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 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

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SUBSEQUENT COOL FRONT WILL SET OFF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH A FEW OF THESE
STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT WOULD BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
ONCE THE COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH...NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. EXPECT COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS
TO PREVAIL...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:38 AM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
738 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-141445-
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
738 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LUFKIN AND SAN AUGUSTINE EXTENDING
NORTH TO RUSK AND MOUNT ENTERPRISE CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO ROCKLAND...SAM RAYBURN
AND THE TOLEDO BEND DAM AREAS BEFORE 800 AM. THERE IS ALSO A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 1 PM.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND...MODERATE RAINFALL.

THESE STORMS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ALONG THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS AND CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWARD. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO SLIDE SOUTH REACHING THE AREA BY THIS EVENING TRIGGERING ANOTHER
ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

Local storm report, May 14, 7:27 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
827 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

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

0815 AM     HAIL             16 NW JASPER            31.08N 94.19W
05/14/2006  M0.88 INCH       JASPER             TX   PUBLIC

            REPORTED FROM SAM RAYBURN DAM.

&&

MOGGED

Local storm report, May 14, 8:01 AM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
901 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

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

0900 AM     HAIL             NEWTON                  30.85N 93.76W
05/14/2006  M1.75 INCH       NEWTON             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPT.

&&

MOGGED

Local storm report, May 14, 8:21 AM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
921 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

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

0910 AM     HAIL             COLMESNEIL              30.91N 94.42W
05/14/2006  E1.00 INCH       TYLER              TX   PUBLIC

&&

MOGGED

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: May 14, 8:48 AM CST
Where: Jasper County, 2 mi SW of Buna
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.417, -93.983

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

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: 5505726.