Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 1999, 4:07 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 48 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
- May 12, 1999, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 1999, 4:55 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cameron Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 4:15 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Chenier, 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 63 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.