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Heat Advisory 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this heat advisory at Aug 20, 2011, 3:16 AM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2011, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 19, 11:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 11:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 4:58 AM CDT, 22 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 458 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-201000- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 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-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 458 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...LA...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT...HEAT INDEX VALUES FOR ALL AREAS BUT NEAR THE COAST WILL RANGE FROM 108 TO 112 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FROM NOON TO 6 PM. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO DELAY ANY STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO BEFORE OF AFTER THESE HOURS. IF YOU HAVE TO WORK OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...DRINK PLENTY OF NON- ALCOHOLIC LIQUIDS AND WEAR LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HOT DAYS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH HEAT INDICES WELL OVER 100 DEGREES ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE SLIM AT BEST...WITH SHOWER AND STORM DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED MAINLY FROM MID-DAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER DUE TO THE EXTREME WARMTH...SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 25
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 9:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
950 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
LAZ044-045-052-053-200315-
LAFAYETTE LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-
950 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAFAYETTE...VERMILION...IBERIA
AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...
AT 945 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...
MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...MAURICE...
JEFFERSON ISLAND...AVERY ISLAND...DELCAMBRE...ERATH AND HENRY.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 2993 9231 3023 9182 3004 9158 2982 9187
2982 9190 2981 9192 2982 9197 2980 9197
2979 9198 2977 9205 2975 9209
66Local storm report, Aug 19, 10:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 27 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.