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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 12, 2012Hardin County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2012, 1:28 PM CDT for Hardin County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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 12, 2012, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Hardin County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2012-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3877 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
3877 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 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 12, 12:42 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 12:42 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 7:02 AM CDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
702 AM CDT TUE JUN 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-
702 AM CDT TUE JUN 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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE DAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING FRIDAY AND OVER
THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. AT THIS
TIME...THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IS
LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

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-
558 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE OVERALL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL ARE
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING FRIDAY AND OVER
THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. AT THIS
TIME...THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IS
LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 11:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1143 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

TXZ180-201-259>262-121745-
HARDIN TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-TYLER TX-
SOUTHERN JASPER TX-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
1143 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON AND
TYLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

AT 1138 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
NORTH OF DEWEYVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  DEVILS POCKET BY 1215 PM...
  WRIGHTS SETTLEMENT BY 1235 PM...
  FRED BY 1240 PM...
  BUNA...DEWEYVILLE...CANEY HEAD AND WARREN BY 1245 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 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.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3106 9457 3104 9445 3113 9404 3083 9361
      3068 9362 3065 9367 3059 9368 3057 9373
      3054 9374 3044 9370 3039 9375 3034 9377
      3029 9371 3025 9371 3024 9371 3025 9411
      3049 9456 3051 9455 3101 9467

LANDRENEAU
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 11:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1155 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

LAZ033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ216-121800-
ST. LANDRY LA-LAFAYETTE LA-ACADIA LA-CALCASIEU LA-ORANGE TX-
JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-LOWER ST. MARTIN LA-
VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARY LA-WEST CAMERON LA-EAST CAMERON LA-
1155 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...LAFAYETTE...
ACADIA...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION...ST. MARY...
IBERIA...ST. MARTIN AND CAMERON PARISHES...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

AT 1152 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM KROTZ SPRINGS TO 15 MILES NORTH OF
SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LACASSINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...HACKETTS CORNER...GRAND LAKE
  AND ERATH BY NOON...
  ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...SWEET LAKE...HEBERTS MARINA
  AND AVERY ISLAND BY 1205 PM...
  LYDIA AND HENRY BY 1210 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2961 9109 2952 9156 2973 9163 2970 9188
      2982 9188 2982 9197 2972 9213 2957 9170
      2956 9170 2948 9177 2958 9263 2977 9309
      2974 9382 3016 9370 3009 9185 3069 9183
      2998 9127 2998 9147 2976 9138
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Local storm report, Jun 12, 1:12 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:28 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 12, 8:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles, Rapides, Vernon95 min
Jun 12, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Saint Landry67 min
Jun 12, 10:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more62 min
Jun 12, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron, Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion65 min
Jun 12, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH117 min
Jun 12, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
Jun 12, 12:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHLafayette59 min
Jun 12, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler62 min
Jun 12, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHTyler60 min
Jun 12, 12:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHTyler118 min
Jun 12, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHTyler50 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.