A couple reports of severe weather were received after multiple days of storms.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
A couple reports of severe weather were received after multiple days of storms.
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 6, 2:19 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 319 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 .DISCUSSION...THE 12Z KLCH SOUNDING INDICATED THAT WHEN MODIFIED TO A SURFACE T/TD OF 92/70 THE CAPE INCREASES TO AROUND 3K J/KG. THIS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AS THE WEAK CAP BROKE. THESE STORMS WILL BE AROUND THE CWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND START TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STRETCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM SE GA TO SE TX. AN UPPER LVL LOW IS ALSO NOTED ACROSS THE TX PANHANDLE AND WEAK DISTURBANCE IS OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO POOL ALONG THE WEAK BOUNDARY WITH PWATS RANGING FROM 1.7-1.9 THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. BY FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH WITH AN INCREASE IN UPPER DIVERGENCE AND A SLIGHT COOLING OF THE MID LVLS. THE WEAK DISTURBANCE OVER THE GULF WILL ALSO DRIFT NORTH OVER THE THE NEXT FEW DAYS ADDING TO THE MOISTURE LEVELS BY THE END OF THE WEEK... THEREFORE THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER LOW WILL DEPART THE AREA LATER SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS DRIER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE UPPER LOW. && .MARINE...OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY TRANQUIL AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 20 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 FEET OR LESS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 73 91 71 90 71 / 30 30 30 40 30 KBPT 74 89 72 89 72 / 30 30 30 40 30 KAEX 68 91 68 90 69 / 20 30 20 20 20 KLFT 72 90 72 90 73 / 20 40 30 40 30 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 071100- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 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 WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE COAST. MEANWHILE...A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE IN PLACE. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO...WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO EXPECTED HIGH INSTABILITY...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME RATHER STRONG...WITH GUSTY DOWN-BURST WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ALSO...WITH THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME STREET FLOODING IF THE STORMS MOVE OVER URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVELS...COMBINED WITH A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS...WITH ALLOW FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-071100- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST AND OVER COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
125 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
LAZ030-041-TXZ260-262-061915-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
125 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 215 PM
CDT...
AT 105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF SINGER...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BIVENS BY 145 PM...
ORETTA BY 150 PM...
DE QUINCY AND FIELDS BY 215 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...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 3041 9372 3053 9374 3068 9363 3081 9356
3067 9327 3059 9315 3040 9332
K. KUYPERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 238 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 LAZ030-TXZ260-062045- NORTHERN NEWTON TX-BEAUREGARD LA- 238 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIVENS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BIVENS AND BON WEIR BY 300 PM... BANCROFT BY 345 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 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 3049 9368 3073 9380 3078 9360 3063 9347 JT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
242 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
TXZ259-260-062045-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-
242 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL
345 PM CDT...
AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARRISBURG...MOVING WEST AT
10 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
JASPER BY 250 PM...
BROWNDELL BY 305 PM...
EBENEZER BY 345 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 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 3115 9389 3089 9383 3073 9408 3108 9425
3109 9419 3112 9405 3114 9404 3115 9401
JTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
LAZ030-041-042-062045-
BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-
249 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU AND
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSS BLUFF TO
9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOSS BLUFF...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
GILLIS BY 310 PM...
LUNITA BY 325 PM...
BUHLER BY 335 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3042 9358 3040 9310 3029 9308 3028 9335
3033 9360
JTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 330 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 LAZ027-030-TXZ260-062130- NORTHERN NEWTON TX-BEAUREGARD LA-VERNON LA- 330 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 325 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STRINGTOWN BY 350 PM... JUNCTION BY 430 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 3102 9346 3084 9335 3070 9365 3088 9376
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
KBMT relayed a report of multiple trees down in Kirbyville.
A public report was received of hail to the size of quarters.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2012
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: 390109, 390108.