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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 6, 20126 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2012, 5:23 PM CDT for 6 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 67 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, 5:23 PM CDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX, Tyler County, TX

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The text

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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, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:42 AM CDT, 12 hours 41 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, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:45 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:23 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	53 min
Jun 6, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	49 min
Jun 6, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	50 min
Jun 6, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	56 min
Jun 6, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	56 min
Jun 6, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	30 min
Jun 6, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	34 min
Jun 6, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	54 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	60 min
Jun 6, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette	60 min
Jun 6, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	67 min
Jun 6, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	63 min
Jun 6, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	27 min
Jun 6, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2012 Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2012 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.