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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 6, 2012Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2012, 3:41 PM CDT for Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 6, 2012, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2012, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2400 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2400 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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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 Jun 6, 3:19 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:19 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:42 AM CDT, 10 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
071100-
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-
442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 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
A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE COAST.
MEANWHILE...A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE IN PLACE.
THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO...WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
DUE TO EXPECTED HIGH INSTABILITY...A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD
BECOME RATHER STRONG...WITH GUSTY DOWN-BURST WINDS...HAIL...AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ALSO...WITH THE HIGH MOISTURE
CONTENT AND EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME STREET FLOODING IF THE STORMS MOVE
OVER URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVELS...COMBINED WITH A WARM AND MOIST
AIR MASS...WITH ALLOW FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-071100-
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-
442 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST AND OVER
COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
WATER LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS...ALONG WITH
OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN
HAZARDS WITH THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

RUA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
125 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

LAZ030-041-TXZ260-262-061915-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
125 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 215 PM
CDT...

AT 105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF SINGER...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BIVENS BY 145 PM...
  ORETTA BY 150 PM...
  DE QUINCY AND FIELDS BY 215 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 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 3041 9372 3053 9374 3068 9363 3081 9356
      3067 9327 3059 9315 3040 9332

K. KUYPER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
238 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

LAZ030-TXZ260-062045-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-BEAUREGARD LA-
238 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIVENS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT
10 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BIVENS AND BON WEIR BY 300 PM...
  BANCROFT BY 345 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING 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 3049 9368 3073 9380 3078 9360 3063 9347

JT
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:42 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
242 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

TXZ259-260-062045-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-
242 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL
345 PM CDT...

AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARRISBURG...MOVING WEST AT
10 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  JASPER BY 250 PM...
  BROWNDELL BY 305 PM...
  EBENEZER BY 345 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING 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 3115 9389 3089 9383 3073 9408 3108 9425
      3109 9419 3112 9405 3114 9404 3115 9401

JT
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 2:49 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

LAZ030-041-042-062045-
BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-
249 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU AND
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 246 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSS BLUFF TO
9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOSS BLUFF...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GILLIS BY 310 PM...
  LUNITA BY 325 PM...
  BUHLER BY 335 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING 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 3042 9358 3040 9310 3029 9308 3028 9335
      3033 9360

JT
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:30 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:41 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
Jun 5, 11:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles53 min
Jun 6, 3:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides49 min
Jun 6, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard50 min
Jun 6, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard56 min
Jun 6, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu56 min
Jun 6, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu30 min
Jun 6, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion54 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion60 min
Jun 6, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Cameron, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion67 min
Jun 6, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette60 min
Jun 6, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton67 min
Jun 6, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper63 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton27 min
Jun 6, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.