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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2014, 3:20 PM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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
- Oct 12, 2014, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Oct 12, 12:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 12:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 4:50 AM CDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215- 216-259>262-131000- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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- 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 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 ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-131000- 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- 450 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN PLACE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE. STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...WHILE STRONG NORTHERLIES DEVELOP AND SEAS BUILD. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 3:20 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
320 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
TXZ259-260-122100-
NORTHERN JASPER TX-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-
320 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
AT 319 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...
JAMESTOWN...HARRISBURG...FARRSVILLE...WIERGATE...BURKEVILLE AND
MAYFLOWER.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE 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.
LAT...LON 3115 9388 3116 9362 3108 9357 3092 9368
3078 9391 3087 9402
06The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Newton | 39 min |
| Oct 12, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 42 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.