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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 11, 2013Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Apr 11, 2013, 4:50 AM CDT for Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 25 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
Apr 11, 2013, 4:50 AM CDT (09:50 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2013, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Orange County, TX

The radar

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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 Apr 10, 6:52 PM CDT, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:52 PM CDT, 9 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 7:09 AM CDT, 21 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
111215-
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-
709 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH TYLER
COUNTY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...THEN CROSS THE SABINE RIVER
DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HRS...AND CONTINUE PUSHING SLOWLY
EAST THROUGH LOUISIANA DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE...THOUGH
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

PRIOR TO THE FRONTS ARRIVAL...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR AREAS GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VILLAGE MILLS TEXAS...TO BUNKIE
LOUISIANA. ALONG THE COAST...THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTH
WINDS HAS RESULTED IN A MINOR TIDAL PILE UP...AND A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUING TO POSE AT LEAST A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BY MIDDAY...WITH RAINS COMING TO AN END
FOR THIS AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED BEYOND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-111215-
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-
709 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
SOUTHEAST TEXAS GULF WATERS THIS EVENING...REACHING NEAR VERMILION
BAY BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

PRIOR TO THE FRONTS ARRIVAL...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE
COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS AND GULF WATERS. ADDITIONAL HAZARD PRODUCTS
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT.
ALONG THE COAST...THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAS
RESULTED IN A MINOR TIDAL PILE UP...AND A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS EAST OF
INTRACOASTAL CITY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY CONTINUING TO POSE AT LEAST A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BY MIDDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon30 min
Apr 11, 5:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHBeauregard, Vernon3 hr
Apr 11, 6:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH114 min
Apr 11, 6:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Cameron, Jefferson Davis51 min
Apr 11, 7:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry82 min
Apr 11, 9:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHRapides9 days
Apr 11, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
Apr 10, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper25 min
Apr 10, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper27 min
Apr 10, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper22 min
Apr 10, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton34 min
Apr 11, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton27 min
Apr 11, 3:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange4 hr
Apr 11, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson35 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.