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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 1, 2004Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2004, 3:36 PM CDT for Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2004, 3:36 PM CDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2004, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 1, 9:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2433 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 8.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

638 
WUUS54 KLCH 012036
SVRLCH
LAC099-101-012130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
335 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
  LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF CHARENTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHARENTON...BALDWIN BY 340 PM CDT
  FRANKLIN BY 350 PM CDT
  PATTERSON BY 415 PM CDT
  BAYOU VISTA BY 420 PM CDT
  BERWICK BY 425 PM CDT
  STEPHENSVILLE...MORGAN CITY BY 430 PM CDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN.

CALL 337-477-5285 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2994 9156 2982 9168 2958 9126 2974 9112
          2993 9126

$$

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 Jun 1, 3:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
301 PM CDT TUE JUN  1 2004

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GETTING A KICK FROM STORMS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE LATEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE DURING THE EVE HOURS. WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR
NORTH...SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WILL GO WITH PERSISTENCE... AND MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK. WITH ALL THE CLOUDS
AROUND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG WITH THE WINDS WILL HOLD
TEMPS IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
LCH  76  89  73  88 /  20  40  20  40
BPT  77  90  74  88 /  20  40  20  40
AEX  73  90  70  85 /  20  40  20  40
LFT  75  88  73  86 /  20  40  20  40

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

K. KUYPER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 5:20 AM CDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
520 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-
021100-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-
CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-EVANGELINE-HARDIN-IBERIA-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-LOWER ST MARTIN-
NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-ST MARY-TYLER-UPPER ST MARTIN-
VERMILION-VERNON-
520 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY.
WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE AND FAVORABLE UPPER AIR
SUPPORT...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
THERE WILL BE A DAILY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AT THIS TIME HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

MARCOTTE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
200 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 PM     HAIL             2 E DUSON               30.23N 92.16W
06/01/2004  1.00 INCH        LAFAYETTE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPT.

0157 PM     HAIL             2 E DUSON               30.23N 92.16W
06/01/2004  0.75 INCH        LAFAYETTE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY DUSON PD.

&&

THM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E DUSON               30.23N 92.16W
06/01/2004                   LAFAYETTE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN DUE TO POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED BY STATE
            POLICE.

&&

THM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
228 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW DUSON              30.24N 92.20W
06/01/2004                   ACADIA             LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AT MILE MARKER 92 NEAR I-10 REPORTED BY
            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

THM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
314 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0312 PM     HAIL             NEW IBERIA              30.01N 91.82W
06/01/2004  0.75 INCH        IBERIA             LA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SHEETS OF DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY FD.

&&

THM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:21 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
321 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0319 PM     HAIL             NEW IBERIA              30.01N 91.82W
06/01/2004  1.00 INCH        IBERIA             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

&&

THM

Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:28 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
328 PM CDT TUE JUN 01 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0328 PM     HAIL             5 N JENNINGS            30.30N 92.66W
06/01/2004  1.75 INCH        JEFFERSON DAVIS    LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPT.

&&

THM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette	61 min
Jun 1, 2:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Lafayette	22 min
Jun 1, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin	65 min
Jun 1, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson Davis	42 min
Jun 1, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson Davis	31 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.