April 2015: Pleasant Weather To End April

Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:04 pm

For you folks in far SE Texas/SW Louisiana..

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
156 PM CDT MON APR 27 2015

BEAUREGARD LA-VERNON LA-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-SOUTHERN JASPER TX-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-HARDIN TX-TYLER TX-
156 PM CDT MON APR 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN VERNON PARISHES...NORTHEASTERN HARDIN...SOUTHEASTERN
TYLER...SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...

AT 156 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BUNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIRBYVILLE...MERRYVILLE...FIELDS...CALL...BON WEIR...SINGER...BUNA...
BIVENS...OLD SALEM...TROUT CREEK...JUNCTION...WRIGHTS SETTLEMENT...
BANCROFT AND BLEAKWOOD.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
200 PM CDT MON APR 27 2015

ST. LANDRY LA-ACADIA LA-EVANGELINE LA-AVOYELLES LA-
200 PM CDT MON APR 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...SOUTHEASTERN
EVANGELINE...SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES AND NORTHEASTERN ACADIA PARISHES
UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 159 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PRAIRIE RONDE...OR NEAR OPELOUSAS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OPELOUSAS...VILLE PLATTE...SIMMESPORT...MELVILLE...PALMETTO...
MORROW...BAYOU CURRENT...PORT BARRE...WASHINGTON...CHATAIGNIER...
SWORDS...PRAIRIE RONDE...GOUDEAU...GRAND PRAIRIE...BIG CANE...
LAWTELL...LEBEAU...WHITEVILLE AND DUPONT.

Mon Apr 27, 2015 3:01 pm

train blown off the tracks in Jefferson Parish, LA this morning

http://wgno.com/2015/04/27/watch-strong ... on-parish/

Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:53 am

Quiet days have finally arrived as an unseasonably cold and dry airmass filters into SE TX today. The upper level low will finally move E of TX by tonight taking clouds and slight shower chances out of the state. Excellent weather for this time of year with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s tomorrow and Thursday followed by lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s through the weekend under mostly sunny skies for the entire 6 days. A well needed break from the weather excitement.

Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:15 am

After a very stormy and unsettled weather pattern that plagued our Region during the month of April, a quiet and pleasant period is ahead as we end the month. As we begin the month of May, there are some indications via the various ensemble mean computer guidance that a return flow off the Gulf of Mexico will become established and a couple of shortwaves near the Pacific NW begin carving out a Western trough while a Ridge of High Pressure establishes across the Eastern United States and the Northern Plains and Great Lakes Region. May typically offers increasing chances of severe weather episodes across the Great Plains bringing showers and storms chances across the Southern Plains with chances of rainfall into Texas and Louisiana.

If the ensembles are correct, we could see a return to unsettled weather around May 5th / 6th extending into the second weekend of May. Time for a new Topic if anyone cares to begin our transition from April into May. It's also time to begin looking toward the beginning of Hurricane Season 2015 which begins May 15th in the Eastern Pacific Basin and June 1st in the North Atlantic Basin.

Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:56 am

Briefing from Jeff regarding storm damage yesterday morning across the Region:

Below is some of the damage images from the bow echo which impacted our northern counties this morning. At 800am, 40,000 Entergy customers were without power in the Huntsville, Conroe, Brenham areas and at this time 30,000 remain without power. Some locations are not expected to have power restored until Wednesday due to damage to the above ground lines and poles.

Intense bow echo continues rapidly ESE across the entire state of Louisiana arriving in the New Orleans area by late morning. The link below shows strong winds blowing a slow moving train off an elevated bridge in Jefferson Parish, LA (New Orleans)

http://wgno.com/2015/04/27/watch-strong ... on-parish/

Shiro, Grimes County