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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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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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 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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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| Mar 11, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu | 88 min |
| Mar 11, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 29 min |
| Mar 11, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Mar 11, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 56 min |
| Mar 11, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 32 min |
| Mar 11, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 33 min |
| Mar 11, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 24 min |
| Mar 11, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| Mar 11, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 11:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 34 min |
| Mar 11, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Mar 11, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 33 min |
| Mar 11, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 59 min | |
| Mar 12, 12:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 1:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Iberia, St. Mary | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 3:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 57 min |
| Mar 12, 8:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 35 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia | 48 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 12 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 2:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Evangeline | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 13 days |
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