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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 28, 2012Jefferson County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2012, 6:41 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Texas. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2012, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Jefferson County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 28, 6:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:24 AM CDT, 13 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
524 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-291030-
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-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-
524 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO LAKE ARTHUR. THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW...THOUGH ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE GREATEST HAZARD. DUE TO THE
HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES...WHICH COULD PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

AWAY FROM SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...AFTERNOON HEAT
INDICES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES. PERSONS ENGAGED
IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES
THE REST OF THIS WEEK...WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY. PERSONS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE
REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
531 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012

LAZ041-073-TXZ215-216-262-282330-
JEFFERSON TX-CALCASIEU LA-ORANGE TX-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
WEST CAMERON LA-
531 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON...JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALCASIEU AND CAMERON
PARISHES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSON BAYOU...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PORT ARTHUR...GROVES AND PORT NECHES BY 550 PM...
  SABINE PASS BY 600 PM...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 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.

THIS STORM 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.

LAT...LON 2966 9410 2980 9410 3025 9376 3022 9357
      3009 9373 3000 9372 2985 9354 2987 9345
      2983 9341 2977 9346 2974 9374 2969 9383
      2979 9390 2984 9380 2994 9376 2999 9377
      2999 9383 2983 9395 2967 9385 2968 9398

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:21 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:41 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
Jul 28, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin34 min
Jul 28, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis45 min
Jul 28, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu40 min
Jul 28, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion49 min
Jul 28, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion61 min
Jul 28, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
Jul 28, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron67 min
Jul 28, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH58 min
Jul 28, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu65 min
Jul 28, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
Jul 28, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron53 min
Jul 28, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides57 min
Jul 28, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange59 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.