Hail, Tyler
- When
- October 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tyler County, 0.91 mi SE of Chester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 30.910, -94.590
Golf ball size hail was reported around one mile southeast of Chester.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 12 to 13, 2014
A warm moist air mass was drawn north across the region ahead of a cold front. Thunderstorms developed over Southeast Texas a day ahead of the front with one becoming severe.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $27,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 LCH wrote it up.
A warm moist air mass was drawn north across the region ahead of a cold front. Thunderstorms developed over Southeast Texas a day ahead of the front with one becoming severe. A line of strong to severe storms occurred as the cold front moved through the region on the 13th.
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 Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 12, 2:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 2:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
341 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
.DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM IN THE FORM
OF A STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON...
WHILE SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS ITS SFC REFLECTION DEVELOPING OVER SERN
CO. CLOSER TO HOME OUR PESKY FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS NOTED FROM THE MS
DELTA ACROSS THE ARKLATEX TO SERN TX. LOCAL 88DS SHOW CONVECTION
GRADUALLY INCREASING IN COVERAGE MAINLY INLAND...WITH SOME RATHER
STRONG STORMS NOTED OVER INTERIOR SERN TX.
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO INHERITED GRIDS/ZONES/FORECAST THINKING
THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL RAIN CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT...INITIALLY IN THE FORM OF LINGERING AFTERNOON CONVECTION
AND OVERNIGHT AS ACTIVITY BEGINS TO FIRE IN ADVANCE OF THE
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE.
STILL EXPECTING AN ACTIVE WEATHER DAY ON MONDAY AS A SQUALL LINE IS
PROGGED TO DEVELOP TO OUR WEST IN AN AREA OF STRONG LOW-LEVEL
JETTING AND ENHANCED MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM ALOFT
TOMORROW MORNING. THIS LINE IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE TX ZONES
DURING THE LATE MORNING...CNTL 1/3 OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY
AFTERNOON AND FINALLY DEPART THE ATCHAFALAYA ZONES BY LATE
AFTERNOON. NO CHANGES TO SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...WITH DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES REMAINING THE PRIMARY THREATS.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT MONDAY LOOKS TO BE A BREEZY DAY AS A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE ATTENDANT SFC LOW WILL ALLOW
FOR SRLY WINDS APPROACHING ADVISORY STRENGTH ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA BY MID-DAY. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS/STORMS WILL
GRADUALLY DEPART THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AS THE TROF AXIS/SFC FRONT
PASS AND DRIER AIR THROUGH THE COLUMN QUICKLY ENVELOPS THE REGION.
MAIN ISSUE THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD STILL APPEARS TO
BE TEMPS AS RIDGING ALOFT/HIGH PRESSURE SFC DOMINATE THE WEATHER
MAP AND KEEP THE REGION DRY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. LOWS WILL RUN IN
THE MORE SEASONAL 50S THROUGH MID-WEEK...WITH SOME UPPER 40S
POSSIBLE NRN ZONES WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH CAA DEVELOPING BEHIND
THE TROF. THE COOLEST DAY LOOKS TO BE TUESDAY WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN
THE MID 70S BEFORE THE HIGH SLIDES EWD AND RETURN FLOW INDUCES A
SLOW WARMUP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
HAVE INSERTED CAUTION HEADLINES FOR THE WRN 2/3 OF THE WATERS FOR
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN. SCA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY ONCE THE FRONT PASSES AND CAA DEVELOPS
OVER THE NWRN GULF. THEREAFTER NO FLAGS ARE ANTICIPATED ON THE
COASTAL WATERS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 75 84 58 77 52 / 20 80 50 10 0
KBPT 77 84 57 77 53 / 20 80 40 10 0
KAEX 72 82 54 76 49 / 20 80 50 10 0
KLFT 74 86 58 77 52 / 20 80 70 10 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 1 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON 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...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.
&&
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&&
25Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 3:50 AM CST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215- 216-259>262-131000- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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- 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 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 ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-131000- 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- 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN PLACE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE. STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...WHILE STRONG NORTHERLIES DEVELOP AND SEAS BUILD. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 2:20 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
320 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
TXZ259-260-122100-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-
320 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
AT 319 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
JAMESTOWN...HARRISBURG...FARRSVILLE...WIERGATE...BURKEVILLE AND
MAYFLOWER.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 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 9388 3116 9362 3108 9357 3092 9368
3078 9391 3087 9402
06The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:44 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- October 13, 11:01 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 0.91 mi NE of Buna
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 30.440, -93.960
Photographs of multiple trees and some damage to a few houses, a couple of sheds, and a couple of fences were submitted to the Jasper County Emergency Management Facebook site and passed along to the NWS. The Jasper County 911 center also reported power lines downed around Buna due to trees falling on them.
Lightning, Jasper
- When
- October 13, 11:11 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 1.66 mi ESE of Beech Grove
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.844, -94.103
A man was shocked after lightning hit a near by boom while working on an oil rig west of Jasper on County Road 147. He was taken to Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital after being knocked partially unconscious.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- October 13, 11:13 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Jasper
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.920, -94.000
The Jasper County Sheriff's Department reported multiple trees downed in the town of Jasper and around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- October 13, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Orange County, Orange
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 30.100, -93.730
Multiple pictures were sent into Beaumont media of fallen trees and large broken limbs around Bridge City and Orange after a line of thunderstorms moved through the county.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Sneakerwave in California, October 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12 to 13, 2014
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, October 12 to 13, 2014
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 12 to 13, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 12, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 12, 2014
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in New Mexico, October 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 12, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 12, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12 to 13, 2014
- Winter Weather in Colorado, October 12 to 13, 2014
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 539839, 539871, 539840, 539876, 539934.