A rare summer cold front moved into central and south Louisiana and stalled for a few days with scattered severe weather ahead and along the boundary.
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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.
A rare summer cold front moved into central and south Louisiana and stalled for a few days with scattered severe weather ahead and along the boundary.
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 5, 10:41 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1141 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 .DISCUSSION... A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH MONROE THROUGH THE LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRING UP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VICINITY THE I-49 CORRIDOR. AMENDED THE ZONES ACCORDINGLY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1007 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013/ DISCUSSION... LOWERED RAIN CHANCES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...THE ZONE PACKAGE IS ON TARGET. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 629 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013/ DISCUSSION... FOR THE 06/00Z TAF ISSUANCE. AVIATION... A FEW DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS AROUND LOWER ACADIANA WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET. WILL KEEP A VCSH AT KLFT/KARA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EVENING. LOW CLOUDS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH MVFR TYPE CEILINGS AT ALL TAF SITES. A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND PROVIDE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY AT KAEX...WITH CONVECTION MOVING SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING TO AFTERNOON. RUA PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 319 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013/ SYNOPSIS...A POORLY DEFINED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL SYSTEM BEFORE HEADING INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. AN EASTERLY FLOW ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS CIRCULATION WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. SHORT TERM...CHOSE NOT TO GO WITH THE LIKELY POPS INFERRED ON THE GFS MOS FOR CENLA ON THURSDAY, OPTING FOR A GOOD CHANCE SINCE MID LEVEL RIDGING SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ARE FAVORABLE FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION ONCE CONVECTIVE TEMPS ARE REACHED. STAYED WITH THE TREND OF WARMER TEMPS TNITE VS BOTH GUIDANCE AND CLIMO DUE TO INCREASING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE PRODUCING MORE CLOUD COVER AND DEW POINTS EDGING HIGHER THAN PROGGED THIS AFTERNOON. DID GO WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY THANKS TO THE INCREASING MOISTURE AND CLOUDS. LONG TERM...A CANDADIAN COLD FRONT WILL RIDE ON AN UPPER TROF ON NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WITH A PASSAGE LATE THURSDAY. WENT WITH LINGERING SHOWER CHANCES THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO SHORT WAVE ENERGY AND PERSISTENT INSTABILITY ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE DECREASING AS THE POSSIBLE TROPICAL LOW HEADS INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA. THERE ARE MODEL DIFFERENCES LATE SUNDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHERE I BLENDED IN WARMER EURO TEMPS. OTHERWISE WE SHOULD BE ON THE DRY SIDE AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST WITH TROFFING ALONG THE EAST COAST. SWEENEY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 74 88 71 91 69 / 10 40 20 30 20 KBPT 75 90 71 91 68 / 10 30 10 40 20 KAEX 72 86 69 88 65 / 30 50 30 40 10 KLFT 73 88 71 90 69 / 10 30 20 30 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 432 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-060945- 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-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- 432 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A GULF OF MEXICO AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHWARD...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN WHITE LAKE AND THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER MAINLY 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME DUE TO SWELLS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF WILL MOVE FURTHER NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM OUR SOUTHEAST COASTAL WATERS. EARLY ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS ON THURSDAY WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE FRIDAY. THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL GENERALLY BE BACK TO NORMAL CONDITIONS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:59 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust of 59 knots was recorded by the KAEX ASOS with a passing storm. Reports around the airport also indicate winds around 60 MPH or more.
A report of hail to one inch in diameter was reported with a storm in Alexandria.
The Beauregard Parish Sheriffs Department reported a tree down at camp Edgewood with a storm.
A few trees were downed in the Moss Bluff area during a severe thunderstorm.
An off duty NWS employee reported trees down along Highway 12 near Dequincy.
The Vinton Police Department reported several small trees blown down acoss a roadway in the city.
The Calcasieu Emergency Manager reported power poles blown down on the west side of Sulphur along Picard Street.
A storm survey found microburst damage with the axis just north of Interstate 210 in the south portion of Lake Charles. Several trees and power poles were snapped near Memorial Hospital where the highest winds were estimated. The top wind speeds were estimated around 90 MPH from north of 210, south of the Union Pacific Railroad, east of Ryan Street, and west of 3rd AVE. The majority of the damage was from fallen trees on homes and power lines.
KPLC TV7 relayed a report of nickel sized hail on South Beglis Parkway.
A report was received of nickel sized hail near Carlyss.
A report was received of hail to one inch in diameter in Oberlin.
The Iota Sheriffs Department reported golf ball sized hail near the town of Egan.
A report was received of ping pong ball sized hail in the town of Leonville.
Nickel sized hail was reported in Port Barre.
Flash Flooding was reported in Patterson, Bayou Vista, and Berwick with several roads flooded and a few homes taking on a few inches of water. Rainfall estimates across the area was 5 to 10 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, June 2013
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 455257, 455242, 455244, 455245, 455247, 455248, 455251, 455255, 455281, 455282, 455284, 455285, 455286, 455287, 455279.