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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 26, 2014Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2014, 1:13 PM CDT for Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2014, 1:13 PM CDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2014, 3:15 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Vernon Parish, LA, Jasper County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1030 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1030 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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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 Jun 26, 11:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 11:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:38 AM CDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
538 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
271045-
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-
538 AM CDT THU JUN 26 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
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TODAY AS AN UPPER
TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE REGION. WITH AMPLE MOISTURE OVER THE
AREA...STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OR HIGH
RAINFALL RATES WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AS A RESULT...MINOR
FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. NO WIDESPREAD OR ORGANIZED SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DECREASE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ISOLATED BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-271045-
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-
538 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED.
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...SOME
STORMS COULD CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN 1 NM.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF
CAMERON TONIGHT...AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND AS WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN
ELEVATED. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM THE MAIN
HAZARDS IN STRONGER STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:48 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
113 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014

LAZ027-TXZ180-201-259-260-262015-
HARDIN TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-TYLER TX-VERNON LA-
113 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERNON PARISH...SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON AND TYLER COUNTIES
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SLAGLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ANACOCO TO 10 MILES EAST OF
BROOKELAND TO 6 MILES WEST OF EBENEZER TO FRED TO 6 MILES WEST OF
SARATOGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
HUTTON...TOLEDO BEND DAM...VILLAGE MILLS...ANACOCO...SPURGER AND TOWN
BLUFF.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 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 3050 9455 3102 9465 3106 9457 3104 9445
      3116 9392 3117 9358 3128 9354 3128 9345
      3137 9339 3137 9303 3132 9288 3127 9285
      3077 9386 3018 9463 3047 9473 3050 9473

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH114 min
Jun 26, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Saint Landry2 hr
Jun 26, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu41 min
Jun 26, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles41 min
Jun 26, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides, Vernon59 min
Jun 26, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard22 min
Jun 26, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Jun 26, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry66 min
Jun 26, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min

Nearby

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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.