Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2008, 3:30 AM CDT for Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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 3, 2008, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Evangeline Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
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 May 2, 9:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:35 AM CDT, 22 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 435 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182- 201-215-216-031100- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD- ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA- LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 435 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALSO...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL MARSHES AND I-10 CORRIDOR FOR LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AND...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MORNING HOURS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING SATURDAY MORNING ...COMING TO AN END IN THE AFTERNOON. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 12:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1200 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ027-TXZ182-030600- VERNON LA-NEWTON TX- 1200 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERNON PARISH..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 1200 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 18 MILES WEST OF TOLEDO BEND DAM...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BURKEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 24 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... TOLEDO BEND DAM BY 1240 AM CDT ANACOCO BY 100 AM CDT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. DML
Special weather statement, May 3, 12:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1257 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ027-028-030700- RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA- 1257 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAPIDES AND VERNON PARISHES UNTIL 200 AM CDT... AT 1256 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 7 MILES WEST OF ANACOCO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HORNBECK BY 105 AM CDT ANACOCO BY 115 AM CDT KURTHWOOD BY 140 AM CDT SLAGLE BY 145 AM CDT SIMPSON BY 200 AM CDT PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. 25
Special weather statement, May 3, 1:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 156 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ027-030800- VERNON LA- 156 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERNON PARISH UNTIL 300 AM CDT... AT 149 AM CDT...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 12 MILES WEST OF NEW LLANO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOLEDO BEND DAM...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WAS ALONG A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED FROM TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO NORTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTY. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... PICKERING...NEW LLANO AND LEESVILLE BY 215 AM CDT FORT POLK BY 225 AM CDT PITKIN BY 300 AM CDT PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. 25
Special weather statement, May 3, 2:49 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 249 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ028-030845- RAPIDES LA- 249 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAPIDES PARISH UNTIL 345 AM CDT... AT 242 AM CDT...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WAS ALONG A SLOW-MOVING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED FROM TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO NORTHERN RAPIDES PARISH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BALL BY 255 AM CDT DEVILLE BY 325 AM CDT PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. 25
Special weather statement, May 3, 3:08 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 308 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ028-029-030845- RAPIDES LA-AVOYELLES LA- 308 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAPIDES AND AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 345 AM CDT... AT 258 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 11 MILES WEST OF LECOMPTE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF GLENMORA...MOVING EAST AT 58 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ECHO BY 320 AM CDT EFFIE AND CENTERPOINT BY 325 AM CDT MARKSVILLE BY 330 AM CDT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. 25
Special weather statement, May 3, 3:10 AM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 310 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 LAZ028-031-032-030845- RAPIDES LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA- 310 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAPIDES...EVANGELINE AND ALLEN PARISHES UNTIL 345 AM CDT... AT 303 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAKDALE...OR ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF ELIZABETH...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GLENMORA AND MCNARY BY 320 AM CDT TURKEY CREEK BY 330 AM CDT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 26 min |
| May 3, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 32 min |
| May 3, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| May 3, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 59 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.