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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 13, 2005Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 13, 2005, 3:12 AM CST for Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 63 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
Jan 13, 2005, 3:12 AM CST (09:12 UTC)
Expired
Jan 13, 2005, 4:15 AM CST
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Whole counties

County Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 13, 2:25 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 41 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-01-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 311 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
311 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.9

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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 Jan 13, 3:11 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:11 AM CST, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 1:30 PM CST, 13 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
130 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-
131200-
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-
130 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A COLD SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SABINE LAKE
BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. STORMS IN THE LINE COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE LOUISIANA PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THURSDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE QUIET WEATHER LATER
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
IT MAY BECOME NECESSARY TO CALL UPON STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO
OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT SEVERE
WEATHER OPERATIONS TONIGHT.

20

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:25 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
130530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1125 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...

VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:25 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
LAZ027-028-131000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1125 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...

VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 11:40 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

LAZ027-028-131000-
RAPIDES-VERNON-
1140 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #7...WHICH INCLUDES NORTHERN LOUISIANA...
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. THESE PARISHES WERE NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AND THIS PRODUCT IS BEING ISSUED TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE WATCH.

REPEATING...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ARE NOT
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT FOR THESE
AREAS.

LGE
Local storm report, Jan 13, 3:01 AM CST, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 13, 1:23 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH67 min
Jan 13, 2:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu59 min
Jan 13, 2:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH61 min
Jan 13, 2:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen63 min
Jan 13, 3:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
Jan 13, 4:28 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH62 min
Jan 13, 5:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.