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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT for Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Orange County, TX
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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, 6:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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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
Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 22 min |
| Jun 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 62 min |
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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.