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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 4, 20144 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 2014, 9:29 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2014, 9:29 AM CDT (14:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2014, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 4, 9:40 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 51	6 Ene Forked Island, LA	MESONET STATION 6 ENE FORKED ISLAND DW4071 REPORTED A 51 MPH WIND GUST

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 4, 5:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.

Skew-T log-p

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: 1241 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

309 
WUUS54 KLCH 041429
SVRLCH
LAC045-055-099-113-041530-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0027.140404T1429Z-140404T1530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
929 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES...NEW IBERIA...AVERY ISLAND...
  SOUTHERN LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES...SCOTT...LAFAYETTE...
  SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES...ST. MARTINVILLE...CATAHOULA...
  VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES...FRESHWATER CITY...PECAN ISLAND...KAPLAN...
  INTRACOASTAL CITY...FORKED ISLAND...ABBEVILLE...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 929 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...FROM SCOTT TO 9 MILES WEST OF FORKED
  ISLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BROUSSARD...YOUNGSVILLE...ESTHER...HENRY...CADE...ERATH...COTEAU...
  ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...DELCAMBRE...JEFFERSON ISLAND...
  LOREAUVILLE AND LYDIA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.

LAT...LON 2954 9241 2971 9257 3007 9223 3028 9208
      3020 9153 2973 9186 2973 9187 2976 9189
      2982 9184 2982 9197 2979 9198 2972 9213
      2970 9209 2967 9212 2963 9211 2962 9196
      2964 9192 2956 9203 2957 9216 2953 9227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 329DEG 16KT 3016 9210 2999 9217
          2979 9243

$$

4 follow-up statements

829 
WWUS54 KLCH 041450
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
950 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

LAC045-055-099-113-041530-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140404T1530Z/
LAFAYETTE LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
950 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...VERMILION AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISHES...

AT 948 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LAFAYETTE TO JEFFERSON ISLAND TO PECAN ISLAND..MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BROUSSARD...DELCAMBRE...HENRY...PARKS...INTRACOASTAL CITY...
CATAHOULA...COTEAU...AVERY ISLAND...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
FRESHWATER CITY...ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...WEEKS ISLAND...NEW
IBERIA...LYDIA AND LOREAUVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 2954 9241 2970 9256 3010 9212 3028 9205
      3020 9154 2973 9186 2973 9187 2976 9189
      2982 9184 2982 9197 2979 9199 2972 9213
      2970 9209 2967 9212 2963 9211 2962 9196
      2964 9192 2956 9203 2958 9211 2953 9227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 329DEG 16KT 3019 9198 2998 9198
          2970 9239

$$

290 
WWUS54 KLCH 041458
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
958 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

LAC045-055-099-113-041530-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140404T1530Z/
LAFAYETTE LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
958 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...NORTHEASTERN
VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISHES...

AT 957 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PARKS TO CADE TO HENRY..MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...ST. MARTINVILLE...AVERY ISLAND...NEW
IBERIA...LOREAUVILLE...CATAHOULA AND LYDIA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 2972 9213 2982 9243 3010 9212 3028 9205
      3020 9154 2973 9187 2976 9189 2982 9184
      2982 9197 2979 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 272DEG 25KT 3021 9188 3008 9187
          2987 9206

$$

700 
WWUS54 KLCH 041505
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1005 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

LAC045-055-099-113-041530-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140404T1530Z/
LAFAYETTE LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
1005 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...EAST CENTRAL
VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISHES...

AT 1002 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PARKS TO ST. MARTINVILLE TO HENRY..MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
IBERIA...AVERY ISLAND...LOREAUVILLE...CATAHOULA AND LYDIA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 2972 9213 2982 9243 3006 9205 3026 9194
      3020 9154 2973 9187 2976 9189 2982 9184
      2982 9197 2979 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 272DEG 25KT 3020 9182 3007 9181
          2987 9201

$$

405 
WWUS54 KLCH 041514
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1014 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

LAC045-055-099-113-041524-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-140404T1530Z/
LAFAYETTE LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
1014 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ST. MARTIN...
NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...EAST CENTRAL VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN
LAFAYETTE PARISHES IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 2972 9213 2982 9243 3006 9205 3026 9194
      3020 9154 2973 9187 2976 9189 2982 9184
      2982 9197 2979 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 272DEG 25KT 3019 9175 3006 9174
          2987 9194

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 4, 7:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 7:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
739 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONES TO REMOVE TEXAS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 60.

RDEAL

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 548 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014/

DISCUSSION...
SHRA/TSRA HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY/AREAL COVERAGE AS THE FRONT
CONTINUES TO MOVE SE...NOW JUST ENTERING THE LAKES REGION OF
INLAND SE TX. WITH AMPLE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND LATEST
MODEL TRENDS SHOWING A BOWING FEATURE OF THIS LINE IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS HAVE PROMPTED SPC TO ISSUE AN ADDITIONAL SVR WATCH #62 FOR
THE REMAINDER OF C AND SC LA. UPDATES ALREADY OUT.

DML

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014/

DISCUSSION...
CURRENT SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS
ACROSS NE TX...WITH SHRA/TSRA BEGINNING TO FILL IN ALONG AND
AHEAD OF IT. TEMPS HOLDING IN THE LOWER 70S AHEAD OF IT.

FOR THE FORECAST TODAY...FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE...ALONG WITH
SHRA/TSRA ENHANCEMENT AS IT MOVES THRU SE TX/C AND S LA. STILL
UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SVR TSRA THRU DAYBREAK...WITH DECENT
INSTABILITY AHEAD OF IT. SPC NOW ISSUING A SVR WATCH 60 FOR SE TX
AND PORTIONS OF SW AND C LA THRU 11 AM. OTHERWISE...HEALTHY POPS
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES FURTHER INTO THE GULF WITH COOLER AND
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FILTERS BEHIND IT.

WITH THE FRONT BECOMING STATIONARY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
.OVER-RUNNING SHRA/TSRA WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE...WITH SKIES
NOT EXPECTED TO CLEAR ACROSS OUR REGION. THE WIND PATTERN ALOFT
REMAINING FROM THE WSW WILL KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE TO BRING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF SHRA/TSRA
FOR SAT AFTERNOON INTO LATE SUN AS A FRONTAL WAVE/LOW DEVELOPS SAT
NIGHT AND MOVES NE SUN.

FOLLOWING THE EXIT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE END OF THE PRECIP
AND SEASONABLE TEMPS FOR MON. MINOR SHORTWAVE MAY GENERATE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHRA FOR TUE...WITH NO PRECIP EXPECTED FOR WED
AND THU.

MARINE...
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA...AND LINGER
INTO FRIDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO AND THEN STALLS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. INCREASED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL COME FOR THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND
SURFACE LOW AFFECTS THE COASTAL WATERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  78  56  67  56  73 /  70  10  60  70  70
KBPT  77  56  66  58  71 /  70  10  60  70  70
KAEX  76  51  67  53  67 /  70  10  60  70  70
KLFT  81  57  68  57  75 /  70  20  60  70  70

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.LAKECHARLES.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSLAKECHARLES

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 4:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
415 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-051100-
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-
415 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

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 ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE REGION THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...GRADUALLY
ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WILL DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE MAIN
WEATHER THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL INDUCE A FRONTAL WAVE OR LOW
AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
WEEKEND...ENDING BY SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE
DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY...WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:30 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
830 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2014

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

0727 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TOPSY                   30.41N 93.12W
04/04/2014                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORT RELAYED FROM PUBLIC OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
            IN TOPSY.

&&

RDEAL

Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:36 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
836 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2014

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

0816 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W IOTA                30.33N 92.51W
04/04/2014                   ACADIA             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWERPOLES DOWN. ESTIMATED WINDS 60 MPH.

&&

FNAVEJAR

Local storm report, Apr 4, 8:41 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
841 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2014

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

0820 AM     HAIL             JENNINGS                30.22N 92.66W
04/04/2014  M0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON DAVIS    LA   PUBLIC

            PEA HAIL REPORTED

&&

FNAVEJAR

Special weather statement, Apr 4, 8:51 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
851 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

LAZ033-044-045-041445-
ST. LANDRY LA-LAFAYETTE LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-
851 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...LAFAYETTE AND ST.
MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 945 AM CDT...

AT 846 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MELVILLE TO CARENCRO...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
BREAUX BRIDGE...KROTZ SPRINGS...CECILIA...HENDERSON...ATCHAFALAYA
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND LAKE PELBA.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3020 9148 3027 9208 3078 9176 3071 9173
      3056 9175 3051 9173 3050 9170 3043 9163
      3039 9162 3037 9164 3026 9159 3025 9156
      3024 9148 3023 9147

Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:04 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
904 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2014

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

0855 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N IOTA                30.37N 92.50W
04/04/2014                   ACADIA             LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ACADIA SHERIFF REPORTS A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON TO A
            RESIDENCE. NO INJURIES REPORTED

&&

RDEAL

Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:05 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
905 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2014

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

0902 AM     HAIL             JENNINGS                30.22N 92.66W
04/04/2014  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON DAVIS    LA   PUBLIC

            PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN JENNINGS. REPORT RELAYED
            THROUGH FACEBOOK.

&&

RDEAL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 4:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	57 min
Apr 4, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	61 min
Apr 4, 5:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	65 min
Apr 4, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	62 min
Apr 4, 6:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	63 min
Apr 4, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Vernon	68 min
Apr 4, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	39 min
Apr 4, 7:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Rapides	36 min
Apr 4, 7:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	29 min
Apr 4, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	59 min
Apr 4, 7:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 1 more	71 min
Apr 4, 8:13 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		92 min
Apr 4, 8:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	67 min
Apr 4, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	54 min
Apr 4, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	34 min
Apr 4, 9:34 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		86 min
Apr 4, 10:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	59 min
Apr 4, 11:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		45 min
Apr 4, 11:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.