Tropical Storm Allison 2001

Station

6/4

6/5

6/6

6/7

6/8

6/9

6/10

6/11

Total 06/05-11

ASOS Sites:

(Midnight to Midnight)

Alexandria Int'l, LA - AEX

Trace

0.37

1.40

1.57

0.42

0.57

0.22

0.00

4.55

Beaumont, TX - BPT

Trace

1.06

0.49

4.16

0.69

3.63

0.02

0.00

10.05

Alex. Esler Field, LA - ESF

0.46

0.80

0.47

1.91

0.99

0.69

0.08

0.00

4.94

Lafayette, LA - LFT

0.05

1.48

6.42

4.56

1.61

1.03

0.48

0.00

15.58

Lake Charles, LA - LCH

Trace

1.72

0.23

1.61

0.52

1.90

0.83

0.00

6.81

New Iberia, LA - ARA

0.00

1.86

2.07

0.75

3.12

2.60

0.31

0.00

10.71

Salt Point, LA - P92

0.00

1.59

5.45

0.10

2.47

9.37

8.57

0.00

27.55

Cooperative Observer Sites:

(8AM to 8 AM)

Abbeville, LA - ABBL1

0.00

1.06

6.00

1.81

1.61

2.50

0.12

13.10

Alexandria 5 SSE, LA - ADSL1

0.05

0.18

1.30

1.26

1.55

0.98

0.00

5.27

Alexandria, LA - ALXL1

0.00

0.04

1.15

0.76

1.90

0.27

0.62

0.46

5.20

Beaumont City, TX - BEAT2

0.03

0.16

3.14

6.15

0.20

1.98

2.05

0.03

13.71

Beaumont Research, TX - BAGT2

0.16

0.32

3.64

15.21

3.07

2.78

2.18

0.04

27.24

Beaver Fire Tower, LA - OKLL1

0.25

0.22

3.03

1.59

0.31

0.57

0.54

0.00

6.26

Bell City 13 SW, LA - BELL1

0.00

0.80

1.17

1.36

0.60

1.98

N/A

4.59

10.50

Boyce 3 WNW, LA - BYCL1

0.47

0.60

1.28

4.00

0.07

2.65

0.04

0.00

8.64

Boyce 7 SW, LA - BCLL1

0.20

0.65

1.63

2.45

1.81

0.08

0.02

0.05

6.69

Breaux Bridge, LA - BRBL1

0.00

2.12

9.43

3.55

2.95

1.13

0.95

20.13

Bunkie, LA - BNKL1

Trace

0.35

0.77

0.87

0.82

0.23

0.28

Trace

3.32

Butte La Rose, LA - BULL1

0.00

0.28

1.41

6.20

5.60

1.11

0.73

0.97

16.30

Carencro, LA - CRCL1

0.00

0.54

1.84

4.45

2.45

0.98

0.88

0.33

11.47

Crowley, LA - CROL1

0.00

0.37

1.62

3.97

1.91

2.00

1.43

0.00

11.30

De Quincy, LA - DEQL1

0.07

0.38

2.90

0.30

0.71

1.65

1.90

0.00

7.84

De Ridder, LA - DRIL1

Trace

1.41

1.95

2.50

0.39

0.20

0.35

0.30

7.10

Deweyville #2, TX - DWYT2

0.21

1.74

1.84

0.91

1.47

1.93

1.60

0.00

9.49

Dry Creek 7 NW, LA - BKDL1

0.00

0.50

0.61

1.53

0.52

0.40

1.41

0.78

5.75

Elizabeth, LA - ELZL1

0.12

1.54

1.45

0.34

0.33

0.41

0.06

0.00

4.13

Elmer 2 SW, LA - ELML1

0.00

0.18

2.12

1.83

0.58

0.47

0.32

0.00

5.50

Eunice, LA - EUNL1

0.00

0.09

1.55

0.82

0.00

0.77

0.28

0.08

3.59

Evadale, TX - EVLT2

0.00

1.61

3.75

0.68

2.70

0.68

0.00

10.10

Franklin 3 NW, LA - FRAL1

0.00

2.41

6.41

0.47

1.17

1.42

4.14

0.00

16.02

Grand Coteau, LA - GRCL1

0.11

0.70

4.15

1.62

2.69

0.35

1.14

0.00

10.65

Hackberry 4 NE, LA - HEBL1

0.00

0.27

1.02

0.68

0.76

0.78

4.04

0.00

7.55

Hackberry 8 SSW, LA - HCKL1

0.00

0.09

0.46

0.63

1.75

1.20

2.59

0.06

6.78

Jasper, TX - JAST2

0.04

0.94

1.75

0.08

3.70

1.22

0.25

0.18

8.12

Jeanerette, LA - JENL1

0.00

0.07

2.48

1.19

0.95

1.58

1.33

0.63

8.23

Jennings, LA - JNNL1

0.00

0.14

1.01

2.25

0.75

4.15

1.35

0.11

9.76

Kaplan, LA - KAPL1

0.00

0.67

1.79

2.36

1.25

1.20

2.70

0.05

10.02

Kountze, TX - KTZT2

0.05

0.14

3.18

0.10

2.09

1.93

1.52

0.03

8.99

Lafayette, LA - LFYL1

0.00

0.34

1.24

4.20

1.48

2.37

0.99

0.22

10.84

Lake Arthur 10 SW, LA - LWRL1

0.00

0.50

1.15

2.00

2.70

1.71

N/A

2.41

10.47

Leesville 6 SSW, LA - LSVL1

0.15

0.22

0.90

4.92

0.20

0.86

0.10

0.15

7.35

Leesville, LA - LEEL1

0.14

0.32

1.38

6.03

0.13

0.72

0.02

0.03

8.63

Leland Bowman Lock, LA - VLKL1

0.00

0.36

1.45

4.70

0.99

2.10

5.03

0.19

14.82

LSU Dean Lee, LA - LSUL1

0.00

0.64

1.08

2.24

0.15

3.39

0.02

0.00

7.52

Lumberton, TX - LLBT2

0.20

0.30

3.35

2.33

2.05

1.90

1.28

0.00

11.21

Marksville, LA - MKVL1

0.00

0.99

0.88

0.65

0.32

0.16

0.39

3.39

Morgan City, LA - MRCL1

0.10

0.00

3.79

4.70

0.14

2.00

5.64

4.69

20.96

Moss Bluff, LA - MBFL1

0.07

0.50

1.55

0.70

4.18

0.54

2.25

0.85

10.57

New Iberia, LA - NIBL1

0.00

0.05

2.91

2.54

1.84

3.35

0.00

2.30

12.99

Newton, TX - NWTT2

0.00

1.40

1.81

2.57

5.00

N/A

1.30

0.00

12.08

Oberlin Fire Tower, LA - OBEL1

0.56

0.30

1.52

2.10

0.58

0.64

0.92

0.00

6.06

Oakdale, LA - OAKL1

0.00

0.70

N/A

5.50

0.43

N/A

0.63

7.26

Old Town Bay, LA - OTBL1

0.00

0.60

1.70

1.80

1.07

1.47

1.10

0.00

7.74

Opelousas, LA - OPLL1

0.13

0.08

1.14

5.10

1.31

0.90

0.40

1.09

10.02

Orange #2, TX - ORNT2

0.01

0.31

3.03

0.09

1.15

0.51

2.44

0.04

7.57

Orange 9 N, TX - ORET2

0.74

0.89

2.10

0.36

1.50

1.78

2.19

0.03

8.85

Orange, TX - ORAT2

0.05

0.00

4.60

0.45

1.55

0.84

1.35

0.00

8.79

Port Arthur, TX - PTHT2

0.00

0.94

0.40

1.82

0.62

3.50

0.23

0.00

7.51

Port of Lake Charles, LA - LKCL1

0.00

0.08

1.57

1.94

1.34

0.56

1.75

0.15

7.39

Red River Lock #2, LA - RRBL1

0.00

0.65

1.40

0.60

0.44

1.30

0.00

4.39

Rockefeller NWR, LA - GCHL1

0.00

0.41

0.68

1.23

1.07

4.10

0.00

0.01

7.50

Rosepine Research, LA - ROSL1

0.13

0.32

1.21

4.29

0.64

1.42

0.16

0.05

8.09

Salt Water Barrier, LA - LCHL1

0.50

0.40

1.80

0.65

2.20

0.50

2.00

0.40

7.95

Sam Houston Jones S.P., LA - LCRL1

0.00

0.36

1.85

3.10

0.69

0.01

0.00

0.43

6.44

Silsbee 4 N, TX - SLBT2

0.00

1.03

3.68

0.35

2.75

1.10

1.15

0.15

10.21

St. Martinville 3SW, LA - SMVL1

0.00

2.05

4.08

1.79

2.70

2.38

0.15

13.15

Sulphur, LA - SULL1

0.02

0.31

1.25

2.10

1.10

1.15

2.00

0.30

8.21

Town Bluff Dam, TX - TBLT2

0.04

1.04

2.40

0.81

3.41

0.79

0.16

0.01

8.62

Ville Platte, LA - VIPL1

0.00

N/A

1.00

0.78

1.67

0.45

0.77

1.57

6.24

Vinton, LA - VNYL1

0.02

0.15

0.75

0.25

3.00

0.00

4.17

Wildwood, TX - WWDT2

0.00

0.80

2.77

0.30

2.39

1.49

0.35

0.03

8.13

Woodville, TX - WDVT2

0.10

1.25

3.50

0.40

4.25

0.70

0.05

0.20

10.35

			T.S. Allison '01	T.S. Allison '89	Flood of Record
River/Bayou	Station	F. S.	Crest / Date	Crest / Date	Crest / Date
Anacoco	Rosepine	17	23.30 / June 8	Not Available	Not Available
Calcasieu	Glenmora	12	15.97 / June 11	21.50 / June 30	21.55 / June 19, 1953
Calcasieu	Kinder	16	14.10 / June 16	26.60 / July 2	32.00 / June 19, 1953
Calcasieu	Oakdale	12	14.50 / June 12	24.70 / June 30	24.70 / June 30, 1989
Calcasieu	Oberlin	13	17.00 / June 14	25.70 / July 2	26.53 / June 19, 1953
Calcasieu	Old Town Bay	4	4.20 / June 11	13.90 / July 2	16.10 / June 21, 1953
Calcasieu	Port of LCH	6	4.40 / June 6	6.95 / July 2	12.67 / Oct. 1, 1913
Calcasieu	Salt Water Bar	4	3.40 / June 9	9.40 / July 3	13.00 / Oct. 1, 1913
Calcasieu	S.H. Jones SP	5	2.90 / June 6	11.07 / July 2	14.40 / Dec. 29, 1982
Mermentau	Mermentau	4	5.06 / June 11	8.13 / July 6	13.36 / May 23, 1953
Neches	Beaumont	4	7.60 / June 13	11.60 / July 3	13.00 / Oct. 23, 1994
Neches	Evadale	19	17.80 / June 18	20.79 / July 6	26.20 / May 1, 1884
Neches	Town Bluff	64	70.10 / June 17	Not Available	86.81 / May 1, 1884
Neches	Weiss Bluff	15	14.60 / June 19	20.35 / July 5	Not Available
Nezpique	Basile	22	19.94 / June 13	26.99 / July 4	34.39 / May 20, 1953
Pine Island	Sour Lake	25	31.90 / June 10	32.37 / July 2	37.49 / Oct. 20, 1994
Red	Alexandria	32	24.95 / June 8	33.70 / July 7	45.23 / April 17, 1945
Red	Red R. Lock #2	N/A	64.20 / June 14	65.50 / July 13	76.60 / May 21, 1990
Sabine	Bon Weir	30	23.85 / June 9	38.98 / July 1	43.50 / April 23, 1913
Sabine	Burkeville	38	Out of order	46.82 / July 3	47.66 / Feb. 1, 1999
Sabine	Deweyville	24	24.80 / June 12	29.24 / July 1	32.70 / May 1, 1884
Sabine	Orange	4	3.70 / June 6	6.26 / July 8	6.60 / April 25, 1913
Vermilion	Lafayette	10	15.35 / June 10	14.22 / July 14	16.80 / March 13, 1947
Vermilion	Carencro	16	20.70 / June 8	Not Available	Not Available
Vermilion	Lake Martin	13	12.81 / June 10	Not Available	Not Available
Vermilion	Perry	9	11.11 / June 10	Not Available	Not Available
Whiskey Ch.	Mittie	15	12.68 / June 11	19.01 / July 3	32.80 / May 18, 1953
Village Creek	Kountze	20	19.16 / June 11	24.34 / July 2	34.00 / August 1, 1915

*Tropical Storm Allison*
June 5-17, 2001
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...TROPICAL STORM ALLISON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 830 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2001 A. HIGHEST WINDS... SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...BPT...ASOS 2-MINUTE....150 DEGREES 31 KT AT 1520 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...160 DEGREES 36 KT AT 1520 UTC JUN 5 2001 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT...LCH...ASOS 2-MINUTE....140 DEGREES 27 KT AT 1906 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...130 DEGREES 31 KT AT 1905 UTC JUN 5 2001 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT...LFT...ASOS 2-MINUTE....150 DEGREES 20 KT AT 1929 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...140 DEGREES 24 KT AT 1929 UTC JUN 5 2001 ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...ARA...ASOS 2-MINUTE....180 DEGREES 24 KT AT 1905 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...170 DEGREES 31 KT AT 1904 UTC JUN 5 2001 SALT POINT...P92...ASOS 2-MINUTE....210 DEGREES 20 KT AT 1506 UTC JUN 6 2001 PEAK GUST...200 DEGREES 35 KT AT 1305 UTC JUN 6 2001 ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL...AEX...ASOS 2-MINUTE....170 DEGREES 23 KT AT 1927 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...190 DEGREES 33 KT AT 1926 UTC JUN 5 2001 ESLER REGIONAL...ESF...ASOS 2-MINUTE....200 DEGREES 18 KT AT 1932 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...200 DEGREES 25 KT AT 1931 UTC JUN 5 2001 SEA RIM STATE PARK...SRST2...NOAA C-MAN 10-MINUTE...127 DEGREES 41 KT AT 1450 UTC JUN 5 2001 PEAK GUST...110 DEGREES 53 KT AT 1442 UTC JUN 5 2001 SKYWARN WEATHER OBSERVERS IN COASTAL AREAS OF CAMERON PARISH FROM HOLLY BEACH TO JOHNSON BAYOU REPORTED WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE BETWEEN 18Z JUN 5 2001 AND 06Z JUN 6 2001. BETWEEN 10 AND 20 HOMES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST BETWEEN SABINE PASS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND HOLLY BEACH IN CAMERON PARSH HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE...SUCH AS SHINGLES PULLED OFF BETWEEN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 5 2001 AND EARLY MORNING OF JUNE 6 2001. B. LOWEST PRESSURE... SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL...BPT...1006.8 MB AT 0929 UTC JUN 6 2001 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL......LCH...1008.5 MB AT 0912 UTC JUN 6 2001 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL.........LFT...1010.2 MB AT 1031 UTC JUN 6 2001 ACADIANA REGIONAL..........ARA...1010.2 MB AT 1047 UTC JUN 6 2001 SALT POINT.................P92...1009.8 MB AT 1021 UTC JUN 6 2001 ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL...AEX...1008.8 MB AT 2333 UTC JUN 6 2001 ESLER REGIONAL.............ESF...1009.8 MB AT 2302 UTC JUN 6 2001 C. RAINFALL... 24 HOUR TOTALS... SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL...BPT...1.06 INCHES JUN 5 2001 0.49 INCHES JUN 6 2001 LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL......LCH...1.72 INCHES JUN 5 2001 0.23 INCHES JUN 6 2001 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL.........LFT...1.48 INCHES JUN 5 2001 6.42 INCHES JUN 6 2001 ACADIANA REGIONAL..........ARA...1.86 INCHES JUN 5 2001 2.07 INCHES JUN 6 2001 SALT POINT.................P92...1.59 INCHES JUN 5 2001 5.45 INCHES JUN 6 2001 ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL...AEX...0.37 INCHES JUN 5 2001 1.40 INCHES JUN 6 2001 ESLER REGIONAL.............ESF...0.80 INCHES JUN 5 2001 0.47 INCHES JUN 6 2001 CO-OP WEATHER OBSERVERS RECORDED STORM TOTALS THROUGH JUN 6 2001 OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES IN MOST PLACES IN THE LAKE CHARLES CWA... WITH SOME SPOTS RECORDING MUCH HIGHER. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED OVER 15 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN ABBEVILLE...LAFAYETTE...AND NEW IBERIA. THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED NEXT WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN TOTALS FROM TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. D. STORM SURGE... MAXIMUM TIDE READINGS... SABINE PASS GAUGE....3.62 FT MLLW AT 2000 UTC JUN 5 2001 CAMERON TIDE GAUGE...4.23 FT MLLW AT 1000 UTC JUN 6 2001 TIDES RAN 1.5 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM SABINE PASS TO CAMERON FROM 1800 UTC JUN 5 2001 THROUGH 1200 UTC JUN 6 2001. E. BEACH EROSION... NWS STORM SURVEY INDICATES MINOR EROSION ALONG UPPER TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COAST...DUE TO 6 TO 8 FT SEAS ON TOP OF 2 FT STORM SURGE. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82 BETWEEN JOHNSON BAYOU AND HOLLY BEACH IN CAMERON PARISH HAD WATER AND DEBRIS COME ACROSS IT DURING THE HIGH TIDES ON JUNE 5TH AND 6TH 2001. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 82 AND 87 NEAR SABINE PASS AND PORT ARTHUR IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ALSO HAD WATER AND DEBRIS COME ACROSS THEM DURING THESE HIGH TIDES. STORM SURGE WATER ENTERED A FEW CAMPS AT CONSTANCE BEACH IN CAMERON PARISH FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON JUNE 5 2001 THROUGH EARLY MORNING OF JUNE 6TH 2001. F. FLOODING... TWO SIGNIFICANT FLOODS HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR...MORE IS POSSIBLE. ON JUNE 6 2001...MANY HOMES IN LAFAYETTE...IBERIA...ST MARY...AND VERMILION PARISHES HAD WATER ENTER THEM WHEN OVER 10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. SOME OF THE WORST HIT TOWNS INCLUDED BROUSSARD AND YOUNGSVILLE IN LAFAYETTE PARISH...ERATH IN VERMILION PARISH...AND FRANKLIN IN ST MARY PARISH. THE MAIN HIGHWAYS OF US 90 AND 182 WERE SHUT DOWN BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND NEW IBERIA FOR OVER 12 HOURS DUE TO DEEP WATER. ON JUNE 7 2001...SOME HOMES IN THE CHINA...NOME...AND BEAUMONT AREAS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY...AND VIDOR IN ORANGE COUNTY HAD WATER ENTER THEM WHEN SIX TO TEN INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN LESS THAN FIVE HOURS. NUMEROUS STREETS WERE CLOSED AND HUNDREDS OF CARS STALLED IN DEEP WATER. G. TORNADOES...NONE H. STORM EFFECTS... NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MINOR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH FLOOD-RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS PEOPLE TRAPPED IN CARS IN DEEP WATER. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS WERE CALLED FOR SABINE PASS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY...BUT FEW PEOPLE LEFT. OTHER EVACUATIONS OCCURRED RELATED TO THE FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS DURING THE TWO FLOOD EVENTS LISTED ABOVE.

RAINFALL TOTALS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 100 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001 RAINFALL TOTALS ASSOCIATED WITH T.S. ALLISON: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM SITES... 06/05/01-06/10/01 MID MONDAY-1 PM EVENT TOTAL LAKE CHARLES 6.62 0.00 6.62 LAFAYETTE 14.71 0.00 14.71 NEW IBERIA 9.34 0.00 9.34 ALEXANDRIA INT. 3.87 0.00 3.87 SALT POINT 21.10 0.00 21.10 BEAUMONT AIRPORT 8.45 0.00 8.45 COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS... SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA 06/05/01-06/10/01 SINCE 7 AM SUN. EVENT TOTAL ALEXANDRIA 5SSE 5.28 0.00 5.28 ALEXANDRIA POWER 4.74 0.46 5.20 BOYCE 7SW 6.64 0.05 6.69 BREAUX BRIDGE 19.18 0.95 20.13 DEQUINCY 7.84 0.00 7.84 HACKBERRY 8SSW 6.63 0.06 6.69 JEANERETTE 5NW 7.60 0.63 8.23 JENNINGS 9.65 0.11 9.76 LEESVILLE 8.52 0.03 8.55 LAKE ARTHUR 10SW 10.47 0.00 10.47 MORGAN CITY 16.27 4.69 20.96 NEW IBERIA KANE 12.99 TRACE 12.99 L. CHARLES PORT 7.24 0.15 7.39 LAFAYETTE KLFY 10.62 0.22 10.88 SOUTHEAST TEXAS BEAUMONT WATER 13.68 0.03 13.71 TOLEDO BEND 3.72 0.04 3.76 SAM RAYBURN 10.45 0.26 10.71 STEINHAGEN LAKE 8.61 0.01 8.62 LUMBERTON 11.21 0.00 11.21 ORANGE 9N 8.82 0.03 8.85 JASPER 7.84 0.00 7.84 AT OUR COOPERATIVE SITE AT TEXAS A&M RESEARCH STATION...10 MILES WEST OF BEAUMONT...A TOTAL OF 27.24 INCHES WAS RECEIVED DURING THIS EVENT. BELOW ARE DAILY RAINFALL FROM THIS SITE. 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 6/10 6/11 EVENT TOTAL 0.32 3.64 15.21 3.07 2.78 2.18 0.04 27.24 THESE ARE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS.