Several supercell thunderstorms moving southeastward across southeast Texas congealed into a line and spread across southwest Louisiana during the early morning hours on April 26. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were received.
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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.
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Several supercell thunderstorms moving southeastward across southeast Texas congealed into a line and spread across southwest Louisiana during the early morning hours on April 26. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were received.
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 25, 11:19 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1219 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONES TO EXTEND TORNADO WATCH 210 INTO HARDIN COUNTY DUE
TO DEVELOPING CONVECTION NORTH OF THE HOUSTON AREA. CONVECTION
CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST TOWARD OUR SE TX COUNTIES.
&&
.AVIATION...
CLUSTER OF STORMS IS MOVING INTO WESTERN LA TONIGHT...AND
INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP AT KAEX FOR +TSRA WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 06Z-08Z. OTHERWISE...FEW CHANGES TO THE 06Z
TAF PACKAGE. GUSTY SRLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT...STRENGTHENING
AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS NR 30 KT. MVFR CIGS WILL LIFT TUESDAY
MORNING...BUT SHOULD REMAIN MVFR THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 71 85 54 79 / 10 10 0 0
KBPT 72 85 57 80 / 10 10 0 0
KAEX 72 83 52 79 / 20 20 0 0
KLFT 75 87 58 79 / 10 20 0 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-
EVANGELINE-IBERIA-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-LOWER ST.
MARTIN-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-VERNON.
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR HARDIN-JASPER-JEFFERSON-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR CALCASIEU LAKE-
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-SABINE LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
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.
&&
24HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 532 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-261045- 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- 532 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ONCE AGAIN TODAY FOR SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DRIFT TO THE SOUTH INTO THE LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS DO MAKE IT INTO THE AREA...SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF A TORNADO. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA EXTENDS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WOODVILLE TO COLFAX. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE AS WELL AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM WOODVILLE TO OPELOUSAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-261045- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 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- 532 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1156 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BROOKELAND 31.13N 93.99W
04/25/2011 JASPER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
JASPER SHERIFF REPORTS TREES DOWN ON ROADS NEAR
BROOKELAND AS WELL AS DIME SIZE HAIL.
&&
DJONESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKELAND 31.13N 93.99W
04/25/2011 JASPER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
JASPER SHERIFF REPORTS TREES DOWN ON ROADS NEAR
BROOKELAND AS WELL AS DIME SIZE HAIL.
&&
DJONESThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Vernon Parish Sheriff Office reported trees blown down near Anacoco.
Vernon Parish Sheriff Office reported several trees blown down across the parish.
Rapides Parish Highway Department reported a tree blown down onto power lines on Mill Race Road.
Public reported several trees were blown down in Starks.
Allen Parish Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down in Oberlin and another tree blown down on Highway 1151 about a half mile west of Oberlin.
Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office reported ping pong ball size hail at their building.
KPLC-TV reported a large tree was snapped and crushed a pickup truck in Moss Bluff. Another tree and a fence were blown down in town.
Plaucheville Town Hall reported a tree blown down.
An insurance adjuster reported a tree blown onto a house at the intersection of Broad Street and Hackberry Street. A wind gust of 54 mph was measured at the nearby Chennault Airport.
Lake Charles American Press reported strong winds broke a power pole in Carlyss, contributing to nearly 14,000 power outages across the Lake Charles area.
Public reported golf ball size hail damaged several homes, boats, and vehicles in Cypremort Point. Homes received broken windows and siding damage, while boats and vehicles saw broken windows and numerous dents.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2011
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: 296331, 296332, 296333, 296334, 296335, 296336, 296337, 296338, 296339, 296340, 296341.