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Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 17, 2002

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at May 17, 2002, 4:50 PM CDT. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2002, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2002, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at May 17, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
245 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

APEX OF BOW PUSHING THRU SOUTH-CNTRL LA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DVLPG BACK ACRS THE HOU AREA MOVG TO
THE NE...AND TO TOP IT OFF...A COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND INTO NORTHWEST LA. IN ADVANCE OF THIS LATEST
COLD FRONT ARE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FIRING ALONG A PREFRONTAL
BOUNDARY PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY IS
MEETING OVER SE TX AND SW LA THIS AFTN. IN SHORT...IT LOOKS LIKE
SHWRS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVE HOURS TAPERING OFF BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE DOWN INTO THE AREA AT THAT TIME.

THIS LATEST FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THE
OVRNGHT HOURS WITH WINDS KICKING AROUND TO THE N AND PRECIP ENDING.

SKIES TO RMN CLDY OVRNGHT CLRG DRG THE DAY TMRW. TEMPS EXPECTED
TO MODERATE OVR THE NEXT SVRL DAYS WITH DAY TIME HIGHS NEAR 80 AND
OVRNGHT LOWS DROPPING INTO UPR 50S BY SUNDAY MORNING...INLAND
LCTNS. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BRISK ON SATURDAY TAPERING OFF A
BIT ON SUNDAY.

.LCH...NONE.

.PRELIM NUMBERS...
AEX 60/76/52/76/49/78/55  6000000
BPT 65/79/58/77/55/80/58  6000000
LCH 66/79/57/77/55/79/58  6000000
LFT 66/78/58/77/55/79/58  6000000

K. KUYPER

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 17, 12:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1225 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 AM    PECAN ISLAND              LA   WIND DAMAGE
05/17/02   VERMILION                      PECAN ISLAND SCHOOL
                                          REPORTED TREES DOWN AND
                                          POWER OUT. TREE DOWN ON
                                          POWERLINE ON HWY 82.
                                          ESTIMATE WINDS 50 TO 60
                                          MPH.

FN

Local storm report, May 17, 1:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
115 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1125 AM    LYDIA                          LA   WIND DAMAGE
05/17/02   IBERIA                         WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.

1225 PM    PATOUTVILLE                    LA   WIND DAMAGE
05/17/02   IBERIA                         TREE DOWN AND LARGE LIMBS
                                          FROM OTHER TREES REPORTED
                                          BLOWN DOWN.

KK

Local storm report, May 17, 4:10 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
410 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1045 AM    1 S LAKE CHARLES        LA     WIND DAMAGE
05/17/02   CALCASIEU                      TREE DOWN AND OTHER LARGE
                                          LIMBS DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.

LGE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
May 17, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
May 17, 9:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	66 min
May 17, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
May 17, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
May 17, 10:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	52 min
May 17, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
May 17, 11:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vermilion	64 min
May 17, 11:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia	59 min
May 17, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	St. Mary	67 min
May 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
May 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
May 17, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		55 min
May 17, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson	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.