A tropical wave moving across the northwest Gulf of Mexico provided an environment for scattered severe thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
A tropical wave moving across the northwest Gulf of Mexico provided an environment for scattered severe thunderstorms across southwest Louisiana.
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 Jun 2, 5:24 PM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 624 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 .UPDATE... REGIONAL 88DS SHOW A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BREAKING OUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WEAK ENERGY ALOFT ROUNDING THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE WORKS IN CONCERT WITH EXTREME SFC HEATING. THEREFORE HAVE ISSUED A QUICK ZONE UPDATE TO INSERT ISOLATED POPS THROUGH SUNSET. 25 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 402 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011/ DISCUSSION... A SCORCHER OF AN AFTERNOON ONGOING WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA COURTESY OF RIDGING ALOFT AS WELL AS A DRY SURFACE LAYER. FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BUT DESPITE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SEA BREEZE WE HAVE NOT SEEN A DROP OF RAIN. THE MID LEVEL RIDGING CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN US WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH TOMORROW WHICH SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW RECORD LEVELS BUT WE WILL STILL BE LOOKING AT AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID 90'S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY AS A WEAKENING EASTERLY SHORTWAVE TRAVERSES THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. RAISED POPS TO 40% AREAWIDE SUNDAY ALTHOUGH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN LARGELY ISOLATED. AT THIS POINT WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET. MODELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING CONCERNING MOISTURE AVAILABILITY DURING THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. HAVE KEPT LOW POPS IN DURING THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY TO ACCOUNT FOR A FEW ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BUT THE MOISTURE FLOW WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY AS TO WHETHER STORMS ACTUALLY DEVELOP. MARINE... GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA. LAKES AND BAYS WILL REMAIN LARGELY CALM WITH SEAS AROUND 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. FIRE WEATHER... BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL STILL BE RUNNING IN THE MID 90'S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA. OUR NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY ALTHOUGH NOT ALL AREAS WILL SEE RAINFALL. CLIMATE... RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOCATION TODAY RECORD YEAR LCH 102 99 1911 BPT 102 99 1911 AEX 100 99 1998 LFT 101 98 1895 ARA 102 97 1953 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 73 92 71 94 72 / 20 10 10 20 20 KBPT 74 91 71 93 73 / 20 10 10 20 20 KAEX 72 96 71 98 72 / 20 10 10 20 20 KLFT 73 92 72 95 74 / 20 10 10 20 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 535 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-031045- 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- 535 AM CDT THU JUN 2 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 NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...APPARENT TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED DURING PEAK HEATING. INDIVIDUALS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. IN ADDITION...AN OZONE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON...ORANGE AND HARDIN COUNTIES TODAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWAQALCH PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES WEST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. OTHERWISE...NO BREAK IN THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED AS THE PERSISTENT RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE ALOFT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-031045- 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- 535 AM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE WEST SOUTHWEST TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 24
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
521 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011
LAZ051-022245-
CAMERON LA-
521 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAMERON PARISH UNTIL 545 PM
CDT...
AT 519 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GIBBSTOWN...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWEET LAKE BY 530 PM...
HEBERTS MARINA AND GRAND LAKE BY 545 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 2985 9326 2986 9325 2993 9325 2997 9329
3004 9329 3004 9296 2986 9295 2984 9326
SHAMBURGERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down, some falling on homes. Minor roof damage was reported.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down in Big Bend and Moreauville.
Numerous trees were blown down the southern part of Avoyelles Parish.
Several trees were uprooted on Meat Market Road.
Trees were blown down between Cheneyville and Alexandria.
A mobile home had a large tree branch fall on the roof, damaging it.
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, June 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: 327579, 327580, 327584, 327585, 327586, 327588, 327590, 327575, 327577.