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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2014, 6:16 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 59 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
- May 28, 2014, 6:16 AM CDT (11:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2014, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 13 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
- 1111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
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 May 28, 4:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 4:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 509 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 291015- 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- 509 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 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 A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY AS A CUT OFF LOW CONTINUES TO MEANDER SOUTHEAST OUT OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SETTLING OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. AN ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THE UPPER LOW EVENTUALLY WEAKENS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND. THE BERMUDA RIDGE SHOULD BUILD INTO THE AREA NEXT WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS STARTING MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-291015- 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- 509 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...OTHERWISE LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF BEYOND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SWEENEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 28, 5:37 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
537 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM FLASH FLOOD VIDOR 30.13N 94.00W
05/28/2014 ORANGE TX BROADCAST MEDIA
KFDM TV IN BEAUMONT RELAYED SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREET
FLOODING BEGINNING TO OCCUR ALONG SECONDARY ROADS ORANGE
ST AND SARGENT ST IN VIDOR.
&&
DJONESSpecial weather statement, May 28, 6:16 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
616 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014
LAZ041-042-073-074-281215-
CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-WEST CAMERON LA-EAST CAMERON LA-
616 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS AND
CAMERON PARISHES UNTIL 715 AM CDT...
AT 612 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES WEST OF CARLYSS...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND...CARLYSS...SULPHUR...BUHLER...HEBERTS MARINA...GRAND LAKE AND
WESTLAKE.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING 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.
THESE STORMS 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 2991 9373 3037 9351 3041 9325 3040 9314
3042 9312 3000 9309 2997 9328 3003 9328
3005 9330 3005 9332 2997 9333
RUAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | 3 days | |
| May 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 82 min |
| May 27, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 34 min |
| May 28, 4:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 10 days |
| May 28, 6:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| May 28, 6:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 4 hr |
| May 28, 7:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 95 min | |
| May 28, 7:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 4 hr |
| May 28, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 27 min |
| May 28, 8:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 2 hr |
| May 28, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 41 min |
| May 28, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 49 min |
| May 28, 9:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 4 days |
| May 28, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 51 min |
| May 28, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 91 min | |
| May 28, 10:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 28, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| May 28, 11:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 hr |
| May 28, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 63 min |
| May 28, 1:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 12 hr |
| May 28, 1:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 12 hr |
| May 28, 2:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more | 12 hr |
| May 28, 5:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 2 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.