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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 12, 2012Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Mar 12, 2012, 1:41 PM CDT for Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 64 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
Mar 12, 2012, 1:41 PM CDT (18:41 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Lafayette Parish, LA

The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 12, 12:47 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 12:47 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 5:10 AM CDT, 8 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
510 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
131100-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
510 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW LAND FLOODING MAY OCCUR NEAR SOME AREA RIVERS AND WHERE AMPLE
RAINFALL OCCURRED DURING SUNDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND THIS MAY FARTHER
AGGRAVATE FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.

PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENT REGARDING RIVER FLOODING.

AREAS OF FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SECTIONS OF THE
CALCASIEU RIVER AND BUNDICK CREEK. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON, HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-131100-
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-
510 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS TODAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 12, 1:41 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
Mar 11, 8:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu88 min
Mar 11, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides29 min
Mar 11, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Mar 11, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides56 min
Mar 11, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron, Jefferson Davis32 min
Mar 11, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis33 min
Mar 11, 10:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis24 min
Mar 11, 10:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis25 min
Mar 11, 10:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis36 min
Mar 11, 11:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHVermilion34 min
Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry31 min
Mar 11, 11:33 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
Mar 11, 11:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHVermilion33 min
Mar 11, 11:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis3 hr
Mar 12, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia58 min
Mar 12, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion62 min
Mar 12, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
Mar 12, 12:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry3 hr
Mar 12, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin38 min
Mar 12, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry48 min
Mar 12, 1:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHIberia, St. Mary4 hr
Mar 12, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin67 min
Mar 12, 3:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHIberia3 hr
Mar 12, 7:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry57 min
Mar 12, 8:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry3 hr
Mar 12, 9:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin3 hr
Mar 12, 10:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion35 hr
Mar 12, 11:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia48 hr
Mar 12, 11:26 AM CDTAreal Flood Warning EmergencyLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin12 hr
Mar 12, 11:28 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin6 hr
Mar 12, 11:36 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis8 days
Mar 12, 2:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHEvangeline3 hr
Mar 12, 3:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline4 hr
Mar 12, 5:30 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin6 hr
Mar 12, 6:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon3 hr
Mar 12, 8:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHJasper, Tyler13 days

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.