Many small hail reports of around half an inch or less were received during the evening of the 20th as a cold front worked across the region producing strong storms. A couple of thunderstorms in the area did become severe.
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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.
Many small hail reports of around half an inch or less were received during the evening of the 20th as a cold front worked across the region producing strong storms. A couple of thunderstorms in the area did become severe.
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 Feb 20, 6:17 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
617 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONES/GRIDS FOR NEW TOR WATCH #15 THAT INCLUDES ST. LANDRY
PARISH UNTIL 1 AM. ALSO WATCHING A COUPLE OF SEVERE CELLS
CURRENTLY ON RADAR. BEST CELL IS MOVING TOWARD THE BEAUMONT
AREA...WITH HAIL A LIKELY BET. ALSO THE EARLIER WIND ADVISORY WAS
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.
RUA
&&
.DISCUSSION...
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 535 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014/
DISCUSSION...
00Z TAF ISSUANCE.
AVIATION...
MANY AVIATION CONCERNS THIS EVENING. FIRST...LOW IFR/LIFR VSBY/CEILINGS
FOR SW LA...INCLUDING LCH. ELSEWHERE...CEILINGS/VSBYS REMAIN MVFR.
OTHER CONCERN IS THE LINE OF TSRA ALONG THE COLD FRONT ACROSS SE
TX...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE THIS EVENING THRU MID ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF SE TX/C AND S LA. THUS...APPROPRIATELY TIMED TEMPO
GROUPS FOR THE STRONGEST TSRA THRU 06Z. FOLLOWING THE
FROPA BETWEEN 03-06Z...PRECIP WILL END...CEILINGS LIFT AND CLEAR
OUT. ALSO...EXPECT NNW TO N WINDS ~ 15-18 KT WITH GUSTS ~ 25 KT FOR
ABOUT 3-4 HRS...THEN SUBSIDING TO NEAR 10 KTS OR LESS TOWARDS
DAYBREAK.
DML
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 348 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014/
DISCUSSION...
REGIONAL 88DS SHOW A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
PRE-FRONTAL TROF CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM S-CNTL AR THROUGH NWRN
LA AND THE PINEY WOODS OF INTERIOR TO SERN TX TO THE NWRN EDGE OF
METRO HOUSTON. SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT NOT FAR BEHIND
THIS LINE...RUNNING FROM CNTL AR THROUGH THE ARKLATEX AND ERN TX
TO THE TX HILL COUNTRY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE SHORTWAVE
HELPING PRODUCE THE CONVECTION CURRENTLY CROSSING THE SRN PLAINS.
CLOSER TO HOME...LOCAL 88DS SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING
ACROSS MAINLY THE ERN 1/2 OF THE FORECAST AREA ATTM. SFC OBS
INDICATE THAT WINDS HAVE TAILED OFF AS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WRN 1/2
OF THE AREA AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER WAS CANCELED FOR THESE AREAS.
THE LINE OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL CONTINUE PUSHING EWD THIS EVENING
ALONG THE TROF/AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE NRN 1/2 OF THE AREA IS VALID
UNTIL 20L/02Z. SO FAR CONVECTION HAS BEEN WEAK AT BEST ALTHOUGH
THIS TREND IS NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GIVEN THERMODYNAMIC
PROFILES OF THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE. SPC WILL BE MONITORING IN CASE
ADDITIONAL WATCHES ARE REQUIRED LATER...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AS THE LINE MOVES TO THIS REGION. POPS DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT TO JUST MOSTLY A SMALL CHANCE OVER THE SERN 1/2 OF
THE AREA AS THE FRONT IS PROGGED TO BE JUST ABOUT GONE FROM THE
FORECAST AREA BY THAT TIME.
PACIFIC SFC HIGH IS PROGGED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY WHILE A NEARLY ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS ALOFT...
RESULTING IN DRY AND COOLER WEATHER INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGH WILL
SLIP EAST OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY WITH LOW-LEVEL RETURN FLOW
SETTING UP...ALLOWING FOR INCREASING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TO DEVELOP
OVERHEAD IN TIME FOR A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING ALOFT. THEREAFTER
A RE-INFORCING COOL FRONT IS PROGGED TO SLIP ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
SUNDAY. SUFFICIENT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE THEN LINGERS INTO THE NEW
WEEK AS ADDITIONAL WEAK IMPULSES ALOFT MOVE OVERHEAD ON A
MODERATE NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALOFT...THE RESULT OF ALL THIS BEING
SMALL POPS LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
MARINE...
SCA WINDS EXPECTED IN WAKE OF THE FRONT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND
LINGER INTO MORNING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY NOON FRIDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD...THEN ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PUSHES EWD. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SRLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE
NEXT COOL FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH AND USHERS IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
NORTHERLY WINDS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 48 68 44 70 58 / 80 10 0 10 20
KBPT 48 67 46 70 59 / 60 10 0 10 20
KAEX 43 68 41 74 54 / 80 10 0 10 20
KLFT 48 67 44 71 57 / 80 10 0 10 20
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO
CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO
HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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...
VERMILION BAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 513 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 GMZ430-432-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216- 259>262-211115- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-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- 513 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 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 A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. WITH FAVORABLE WIND PROFILES AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED A LARGE PORTION OF LOUISIANA WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT ISOLATED SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GMZ435-450-452-455-470-472-475-211115- 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- 513 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DENSE FOG WILL REMAIN A POTENTIAL OVER THE NEAR COASTAL WATERS UNTIL A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BRINGING RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE CENTER OF COOL HIGH PRESSURE THEN APPROACHING WILL RESULT IN A GENERAL WEAKENING OF WINDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
441 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
TXZ180-259-260-202345-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-TYLER TX-
441 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER...NEWTON AND TYLER
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CST...
AT 441 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BROOKELAND TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EBENEZER TO
WOODVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
SAM RAYBURN DAM...BROWNDELL...HARRISBURG...JASPER...MAYFLOWER AND
TOLEDO BEND DAM.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3106 9435 3112 9405 3114 9404 3116 9392
3118 9353 3111 9354 3110 9356 3103 9351
3100 9358 3099 9356 3097 9358 3094 9352
3088 9358 3087 9356 3080 9357 3079 9451
LANDRENEAUSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
459 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
LAZ029-032-033-210000-
ST. LANDRY LA-EVANGELINE LA-AVOYELLES LA-
459 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...EVANGELINE AND
AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 600 PM CST...
AT 459 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MELVILLE TO 3 MILES EAST OF DURALDE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
* THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MAMOU BY 505 PM...
MELVILLE BY 510 PM...
GRAND PRAIRIE BY 515 PM...
VILLE PLATTE AND PALMETTO BY 520 PM...
LEBEAU BY 525 PM...
CHICOT STATE PARK BY 530 PM...
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 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.
THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3099 9177 3098 9180 3089 9179 3085 9181
3071 9173 3056 9175 3051 9173 3049 9176
3045 9172 3044 9224 3048 9225 3049 9257
3085 9224 3101 9177
LANDRENEAUSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
546 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
TXZ180-201-259-261-210045-
HARDIN TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-TYLER TX-SOUTHERN JASPER TX-
546 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JASPER AND TYLER
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CST...
AT 546 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WILDWOOD TO THICKET...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
SARATOGA...WILDWOOD...HONEY ISLAND...VILLAGE MILLS...IVANHOE AND
WARREN.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3050 9455 3071 9460 3086 9388 3077 9387
3024 9390 3024 9465 3049 9473
LANDRENEAUSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
551 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
TXZ201-215-216-210045-
HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-
551 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CST...
AT 550 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOME...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...NOME...SOUR
LAKE...CHINA...FANNETT...BEVIL OAKS AND BEAUMONT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3023 9463 3024 9389 3000 9379 2987 9436
2988 9437 2988 9444 2989 9445 3011 9445
3011 9459 3017 9463
RUAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
628 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL WILDWOOD 30.52N 94.44W
02/20/2014 E0.50 INCH HARDIN TX CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER IN WILDWOOD REPORTS HAIL OF 0.25-0.50
INCHES.
&&
DJONESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
643 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
TXZ215-210115-
JEFFERSON TX-
643 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM
CST...
AT 637 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF NEDERLAND TO 21
MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEDERLAND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...PORT ACRES...PORT NECHES...PORT
ARTHUR AND GROVES.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING FOR
CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2999 9395 2998 9386 2985 9395 2978 9397
2980 9433 2985 9429 2993 9420The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms passed across Beaumont producing wind gusts to around 60 MPH along with small hail to pea size.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department reported hail to one inch in diameter in the Orangefield area with a passing storm.
The thunderstorm that produced quarter sized hail in Orangefield traveled east and produced nickel sized hail in Bridge City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2014
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: 499425, 499428, 499429.