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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2012, 4:31 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 44 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 15, 2012, 4:31 PM CDT (21:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 35 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1586 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 15, 4:13 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:13 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 413 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT THE AREA AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION ALONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OF SEA BREEZE IN VICINITY OF I-10. CONVECTION FURTHER NORTH PRIMARILY OUTFLOW GENERATED. RATHER MENACING LOOKING STORM APPROACHING THE OFFICE BUT NON-SEVERE. SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO RIDGE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST CONUS INTO THE GULF WATERS. ORIENTATION MAINTAINING A MOIST LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW. ALOFT...MID LEVEL TROF AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE ALIGNED THROUGH NORTH FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN GULF. MORNING LCH SOUNDING CAME IN WITH A PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE OF 1.79 INCHES...WELL ABOVE THE NORM. SATURDAY...MOIST AXIS AND MID LEVEL TROF PROGGED TO SETTLE SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH WITH MOISTURE/PWATS TRENDING DOWN SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE DAY. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL STILL BE AROUND HOWEVER TO GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...HAVE BUMPED UP POPS DURING THIS TIME FRAME OVER OUR SOUTHERN ZONES AND COASTAL WATERS AS MODELS PROGGING SURFACE WAVE/WEAK LOW TO TRANSLATE WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. TUESDAY ON...HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES REESTABLISHED WITH HOT HUMID DAYS AND WARM MUGGY NIGHTS CONTINUING. WILL CARRY PRIMARILY CLIMO POPS AND AT THIS TIME. WILL TREND AWAY FROM BAY OF CAMPECHE TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD SUGGEST MUCH HIGHER POPS TOWARD WEEKS END. && .MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION INTO SATURDAY WITH A EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUING...BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AS LOW PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. A WEAK SURFACE WAVE OR LOW MOVING WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN RAIN CHANCES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND MAY BRING A BRIEF INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS WITH ITS PASSAGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 71 90 71 87 73 / 30 40 30 30 30 KBPT 72 90 72 87 73 / 30 40 30 30 30 KAEX 69 91 68 90 70 / 30 30 20 20 20 KLFT 71 90 70 88 72 / 30 40 30 30 30 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:42 AM CDT, 11 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 442 AM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 161130- 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 FRI JUN 15 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 ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING AND A FEW ISOLATED STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG. FREQUENT LIGHTNING, VERY HEAVY RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS, AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK WITH OCCASIONAL TO SOMETIMES FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE BIGGEST THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-161130- 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 FRI JUN 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 225 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 152130- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA... PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT... MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU... OPELOUSAS...EUNICE...LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH... LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...CHURCH POINT...LAFAYETTE... BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...ABBEVILLE...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...FRANKLIN...PATTERSON...BERWICK... BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON... GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER... KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...BUNA...DEWEYVILLE 225 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE TODAY... A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIRMASS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY. THIS...COMBINED WITH A LIGHT WIND PROFILE...IS PRODUCING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS. TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE LONG...THIN COLUMNS OF CONDENSED WATER VAPOR. THEY ARE USUALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY REACH THE GROUND. OCCASIONALLY THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN AS WEAK TORNADOES...PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...A TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. PLEASE REPORT SIGHTINGS OF TROPICAL FUNNEL CLOUDS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 66
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:53 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 353 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 LAZ030-041-152145- BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA- 353 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 352 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORETTA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ORETTA...DE QUINCY AND FIELDS BY 445 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAT...LON 3035 9338 3057 9366 3085 9353 3054 9320 13
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:23 PM CDT, 8 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 14, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Jun 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Jun 15, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 67 min |
| Jun 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 26 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 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.