Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 1998, 5:43 PM CDT for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 1998, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 1998, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rapides Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 5:50 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria, LA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 29, 3:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS..SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 304 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 1998 ALL EYES POINTED TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS MODELS TRY TO GENERATE A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IN 60H. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. IN THE SHORT-TERM THOUGH...HOT...HOT...HOT...WITH LCH NEAR THE RECORD HIGH OF 100 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1909. SLIGHTLY COOLER TO THE NORTH WHERE HIGH CLOUDS ARE BEING ENHANCED BY THE SHEAR AXIS AROUND 50H. THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...EXTENDING NORTHWARD FROM THE YUCATAN...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND INTO THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. EXPECT THIS SYSTEM TO REMAIN FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THOUGH...WITH ONLY WIDELY SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COASTAL WATERS TNITE AND EARLY SUN. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER AIR PATTERN...WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND THE TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS NORTHERN LA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL WASH OUT IN THE NEXT 24H. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE MID MSP VALLEY IN 48H. THE ETA MODEL APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR SOUTH WITH THIS FEATURE WITH THE UPPER SUPPORT LAGGING BACK OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL LA AND UPPER SOUTHEAST TX ON SUN...NEAR THE 50H SHEAR AXIS AND DISSIPATING TROUGH. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN INCREASING OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH THE EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT OF A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE GULF AND STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW. IN ADDITION...AS THE MID LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND TEMPERATURES COOL AT 85H...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE EASIER TO TRIGGER. 5 BPT 77/96/77/93 0112 LCH 77/96/77/93 0112 LFT 77/96/77/93 0112 AEX 71/96/71/95 1212
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.