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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 13, 2012Jasper County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2012, 10:52 PM CDT for Jasper County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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 13, 2012, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2012, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Jasper County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2414 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 15 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 13, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 11:22 AM CDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1122 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
141630-
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-
1122 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. OCCASIONAL TO
SOMETIMES FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS,
AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST THREATS.
MINOR FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS MAY BE A CONCERN IF A STORM
REMAINS OVER AN AREA THAT RECEIVED HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE
PAST 24 HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH
DAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. OCCASIONAL TO SOMETIMES FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-141630-
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-
1122 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BIGGEST THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS,
POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE THE
MAIN CONCERN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 8:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 8:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
847 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0846 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LEESVILLE               31.14N 93.27W
06/13/2012                   VERNON             LA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR LEESVILLE.

&&

DJONES

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
906 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

LAZ041-042-074-140300-
CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-EAST CAMERON LA-
906 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS AND
CAMERON PARISHES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 856 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAYES...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT
25 MPH.

THIS STORM HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS THIS
EVENING.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH AT 920 PM
  RURAL NORTHERN CAMERON PARISH AT 920 PM

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3004 9303 3016 9303 3019 9300 3020 9293
      3016 9293 3016 9289 3012 9290 3008 9289
      3008 9293 3004 9292

K. KUYPER

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
932 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

LAZ043-044-052-140300-
LAFAYETTE LA-ACADIA LA-VERMILION LA-
932 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAFAYETTE...ACADIA AND VERMILION
PARISHES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 928 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF INDIAN BAYOU...MOVING SOUTH AT 5
MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  INDIAN BAYOU BY 940 PM...
  KAPLAN AND MEAUX BY 1000 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...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 3006 9207 2993 9235 3019 9242 3026 9224

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
949 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

LAZ027-TXZ260-140330-
NORTHERN NEWTON TX-VERNON LA-
949 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON COUNTY...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERNON PARISH UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...

AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURKEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BURR FERRY AND TOLEDO BEND DAM BY 1030 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3126 9336 3095 9331 3094 9369 3116 9374
      3118 9363 3118 9360 3117 9358 3121 9355

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1052 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

TXZ259-140430-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-
1052 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM
CDT...

AT 1049 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF BROWNDELL...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BROWNDELL BY 1105 PM...
  EBENEZER BY 1115 PM...
  JASPER BY 1130 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...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 3093 9387 3087 9417 3107 9427 3112 9408
      3112 9405 3114 9404 3116 9391

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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 13, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	56 min
Jun 13, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	45 min
Jun 13, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	42 min
Jun 13, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	58 min
Jun 13, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	54 min
Jun 13, 9:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	28 min
Jun 13, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	41 min
Jun 14, 3:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	66 min
Jun 14, 3:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	2 hr
Jun 14, 10:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Beauregard	116 min
Jun 14, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	46 min
Jun 13, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton	56 min
Jun 14, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	60 min
Jun 14, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	40 min
Jun 14, 2:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Tyler	2 hr
Jun 14, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	67 min
Jun 14, 2:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Tyler	2 hr

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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.