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Heat Advisory 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 10, 201510 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this heat advisory at Aug 10, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 11, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 10, 2015, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 11, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 11, 2015, 3:50 AM CDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

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The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 10, 6:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 6:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 5:20 AM CDT, 14 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
520 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-111100-
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-
520 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY
DUE TO HEAT INDICES IN THE 108 TO 115 F RANGE. TAKE HEAT SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE
DAY...IN THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SMALL RAIN CHANCES COME INTO THE FORECAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
BETTER CHANCES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.

ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEEN NEXT
WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:51 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:19 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	41 min
Aug 11, 3:50 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	15 hr
Aug 11, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	23 min
Aug 11, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	37 min
Aug 11, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	48 min
Aug 11, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	37 min
Aug 11, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	40 min
Aug 11, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron	40 min
Aug 11, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	40 min
Aug 11, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		36 min
Aug 11, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	24 min
Aug 11, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	34 min
Aug 11, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		33 min
Aug 11, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	30 min
Aug 11, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	41 min
Aug 11, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		2 hr
Aug 11, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	50 min
Aug 11, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	29 min
Aug 11, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	76 min
Aug 11, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson	51 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson	61 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.