An upper level disturbance was the focus for scattered severe thunderstorms, producing wind damage across southwest and south central Louisiana.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance was the focus for scattered severe thunderstorms, producing wind damage across southwest and south central 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 4, 5:21 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
621 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011
.AVIATION...
STRONG STORMS ALONG THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR KROTZ
SPRINGS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH STORMS
AFFECTING LFT. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LOOSING STRENGTH LATER
IN THE EVENING. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. VFR WX OUTSIDE OF
STORM COMPLEXES. AREAS OF FOG AROUND SUNRISE WITH VSBY AROUND 4 TO
5 MILES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 403 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011/
DISCUSSION...
SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK HIGH OVER THE REGION...LEADING TO LIGHT NE
TO VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE REGION. FURTHER ALOFT...THE RIDGE
CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE SE. AFTERNOON HIGHS HAVE REACHED THE
UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 ACROSS THE REGION HAVE AIDED THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ISO TSRA JUST N AND E OF THE REGION...AND CURRENTLY MOVING E.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH STRONG
DOWNBURST WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME HAIL POSSIBLE.
MORE OF THE SAME CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN SUN...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS
POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER...WITH 100 EXPECTED JUST NORTH
OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. WITH A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY
MOVING W ACROSS THE SE INTO OUR REGION...ISO SHRA CAN BE EXPECTED
SUN...INCREASING TO SCT ON MON AS THE MOST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL
BE OVER THE REGION. ONCE THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES FURTHER WEST AND
DISSIPATES...RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BACK TO ISOLATED AT BEST
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SFC WINDS WILL BECOME MORE ONSHORE
BY THIS TIME...WHICH WILL LIMIT HIGH TEMPS INTO THE LOWER/MID 90S.
DML
MARINE...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT MEANDERS ACROSS THE REGION.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A
SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRACK WEST ACROSS THE
AREA.
FIRE WEATHER...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25-30% CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. THIS...COMBINED
WITH THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...FIRE
DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS FROM EAST TO WEST
ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 73 98 73 95 74 / 20 20 20 30 30
KBPT 73 97 73 95 74 / 20 20 20 30 30
KAEX 71 100 71 98 72 / 20 20 20 30 30
KLFT 73 98 73 95 74 / 20 20 20 30 30
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...AIR QUALITY ALERT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU.
TX...AIR QUALITY ALERT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: HARDIN...JEFFERSON...ORANGE.
GM...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-051115- 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- 605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 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 ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING. INDIVIDUALS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. BACKWATER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN UPPER SAINT MARTIN PARISH AS A RESULT OF RELEASES FROM THE MORGANZA SPILLWAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW. HOWEVER...THE RISK OF AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. WITH THE ABSENCE OF ANY MEANINGFUL AREAWIDE RAINFALL...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-051115- 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- 605 AM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW. HOWEVER...THE RISK OF AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 13
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and highway signs were blown down between Opelousas and Sunset.
Trees were blown down on Jackson Lane in Melville.
Widespread wind damage was reported in Eunice. Numerous trees were blown down, and some of these trees fell on homes and cars. Several roofs were damaged and one mobile home was destroyed when it rolled over. Several power poles were blown down, and power was out in the entire city.
A power pole was blown down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
A unsecured shed was blown onto Highway 3068.
A tree fell on a carport, damaging the carport and two cars parked under it.
Trees were blown down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
Four power poles were blown down due to severe thunderstorm winds in Lauderdale, blocking roads.
Trees were blown down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
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: 327595, 327599, 327601, 327597, 327603, 327605, 327608, 327610, 327612.