Alert archive / Louisiana / Special Marine Warnings in 2014

Special Marine Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 6, 2014

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Apr 6, 2014, 9:54 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2014, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2014, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Apr 6, 9:46 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 9:46 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 6:41 AM CDT, 15 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
641 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2014

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-071145-
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-
641 AM CDT SUN APR 6 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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 63 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

AREAS OF RAINS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. AS MOIST RIDES UP AND OVER A
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL BE A
THREAT THAT SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE TODAY. RAINS TODAY WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
STORMS TAPERING OFF ON MONDAY BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT AS THE NEXT
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. STORMS ENDING BY THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. COOL AND DRY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:00 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:09 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Apr 6, 9:11 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:43 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
943 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014

LAZ031>033-042-043-070345-
ST. LANDRY LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-ACADIA LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-
943 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LANDRY...EVANGELINE...
ALLEN...ACADIA AND JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 941 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINE ISLAND...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...PINE
ISLAND...HATHAWAY...ELTON...BASILE...DURALDE AND EUNICE.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3083 9233 3057 9216 3022 9278 3038 9291

RUA
Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:52 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
952 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014

LAZ045-052>055-070345-
UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-LOWER ST. MARTIN LA-VERMILION LA-IBERIA LA-
ST. MARY LA-
952 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERMILION...ST. MARY...IBERIA AND
ST. MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 950 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...HENRY...
ERATH...DELCAMBRE...JEFFERSON ISLAND...AVERY ISLAND AND WEEKS ISLAND.

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 2972 9187 2976 9189 2982 9184 2982 9197
      2979 9198 2971 9214 2970 9209 2966 9212
      2962 9207 2960 9210 2981 9227 3029 9160
      3025 9156 3023 9147 3011 9146 3011 9139
      3006 9136 3006 9127 3004 9125

RUA
Local storm report, Apr 6, 9:54 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
954 PM CDT SUN APR 06 2014

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

0844 PM     HAIL             3 S KIRBYVILLE          30.61N 93.90W
04/06/2014  E0.50 INCH       JASPER             TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC POSTED A FACEBOOK PICTURE OF MARBLE SIZE HAIL JUST
            SOUTH OF KIRBYVILLE TX. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

DJONES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles60 min
Apr 6, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides, Vernon66 min
Apr 6, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline, Jefferson Davis62 min
Apr 6, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin53 min
Apr 6, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH56 min
Apr 6, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Apr 6, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin60 min
Apr 6, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion27 min
Apr 6, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin41 min
Apr 7, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH56 min
Apr 7, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin55 min
Apr 7, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion35 min
Apr 7, 12:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin62 min
Apr 7, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH58 min
Apr 7, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHIberia41 min
Apr 7, 2:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Apr 7, 3:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSt. Mary55 min
Apr 7, 4:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
Apr 7, 3:33 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH36 hr
Apr 6, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton63 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Louisiana, 2014Every special marine warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.