Alert archive / Texas / Special Weather Statements in 2011
Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT for Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 5, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 2923 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jul 5, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-061545- 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 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- 1035 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 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 WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF ANY OF THE DOWNPOURS OCCUR IN URBAN AREAS...THERE IS A RISK OF SOME SIGNIFICANT PONDING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 142 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 LAZ052-051945- VERMILION LA- 142 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERMILION PARISH UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF FORKED ISLAND...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... FORKED ISLAND BY 150 PM... WRIGHT BY 210 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 2963 9253 2997 9259 2998 9221 2980 9217 SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 158 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 LAZ030-041-051930- BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA- 158 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 230 PM CDT... AT 157 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 2 MILES NORTH OF RAGLEY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. * THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RAGLEY BY 210 PM... DE QUINCY AND ORETTA BY 230 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAT...LON 3032 9324 3037 9365 3060 9326 3055 9314 SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 313 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 TXZ216-052045- ORANGE TX- 313 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOREST HEIGHTS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MAURICEVILLE BY 330 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 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 3004 9379 3013 9394 3024 9380 3018 9371 SWEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 80 min |
| Jul 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 57 min |
| Jul 5, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 61 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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.