Excessive Heat in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2011

Name: Excessive Heat in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2011
Start: 2011-06-01T00:00
End: 2011-06-30T23:59
Location: Texas

June 1 to 30, 2011 · NWS SHV · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

A large upper level ridge of high pressure has remained persistent across the Plains and Mississippi Valley this month, and has resulted in numerous days where temperatures have reached or exceeded 100 degrees. Overnight temperatures have also struggled to fall much below 80 degrees as well, contributing to the oppressively hot conditions.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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 SHV wrote it up.

Below is a list of the June monthly temperatures, their departures from normal, and how they rank as the warmest Junes on record.

City, June 2011 Average Temperature, Departure from Normal, Rank

Tyler Texas, 86.8, +7.0, 1st|Note: This surpasses the old record of 86.6 degrees set in 1901. Records were|recorded in Tyler since 1896.

Longview Texas, 85.9, +6.1, 4TH|Note: The warmest June on record was 86.3 degrees set in 1911. June 2011 was|the 4th warmest June of record with records dating back to 1902.

Lufkin Texas, 84.7, +5.1, 2ND|Note: The warmest June on record was 84.9 degrees set in 1998. This June|will surpass June 2010 which had an average monthly temperature of 84.1|degrees with records dating back to 1949.

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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 8:52 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 8:52 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
952 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.DISCUSSION...
WRN EXTENT OF THE SFC RIDGE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE LOWER MS
VALLEY OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN A LIGHT ERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW
AREAWIDE. NOT EXPECTING LOW STRATUS DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT WITH THE
SFC RIDGE IN PLACE...AND THE BEST /ALBEIT WEAK/ SRLY LOW LEVEL
FLOW FARTHER W ACROSS SCNTRL TX. HOWEVER...MAY STILL SEE SOME
CIRRUS FROM SCT CONVECTION ACROSS FAR W TX/ERN NM DRIFT INTO SE
OK/ECNTRL TX LATE TONIGHT...BUT THESE SHOULD THIN AS DEEP LYR DRY
AIR CONTINUES TO ADVECT SE BEHIND A WEAK UPPER TROUGH DRIFTING
ACROSS THE OH/LOWER MS VALLIES.

DID ADJUST THE GRIDS BY REDUCING SKY COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...WHICH
WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER MIN TEMPS ACROSS MOST AREAS GIVEN
THE LIGHT WINDS. HOWEVER...WITH THE CU FIELD FORMATION BEING
DELAYED A BIT LONGER /LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY WHEN COMPARED TO
RECENT MORNINGS/...AND INCREASING SUBSIDENCE WITH THE SFC/UPPER
RIDGE ALOFT...TEMPS WILL QUICKLY SOAR INTO THE 90S...WITH THE
HOTTEST TEMPS /E TX AND N LA/SCNTRL AR/ LIKELY REACHING THE MID
AND UPPER 90S...GIVEN THE VERY DRY SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS IN
PLACE.

ZONE UPDATE ALREADY OUT...GRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.

15

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE TERMINAL
FORECAST PERIOD...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS POSSIBLE
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20 ACROSS E TX BETWEEN 10-14Z...THEN SCATTERING
OUT WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. /24/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  71  97  73  97  73 /   0   0   0  10  10
MLU  70  96  72  98  72 /   0   0   0  10  10
DEQ  69  94  69  95  67 /   0   0   0   0  10
TXK  69  94  70  94  72 /   0   0   0  10  10
ELD  66  97  70  99  72 /   0   0   0  10  10
TYR  73  93  73  94  71 /   0   0   0   0  10
GGG  71  93  73  94  71 /   0   0   0   0  10
LFK  69  95  72  96  70 /   0   0   0   0  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

15/24

Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 12:59 PM CST, 11 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011100-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
159 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

21 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Angelina

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Angelina forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.255, -94.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Bowie

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bowie forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Camp

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Camp forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cass

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Cherokee

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Franklin

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gregg

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Gregg forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Harrison

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Marion

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Morris

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Nacogdoches

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Panola

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Panola forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.162, -94.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Red River

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Red River forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Rusk

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rusk forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Sabine

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sabine forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.343, -93.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, San Augustine

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: San Augustine forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.394, -94.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Shelby

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 31.792, -94.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Smith

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Titus

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Titus forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Upshur

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Wood

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat: Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, June 2011

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: 319660, 319661, 319662, 319663, 319664, 319665, 319666, 319667, 319669, 319670, 319671, 319673, 319674, 319675, 319676, 319677, 319678, 319679, 319680, 319681, 319683.