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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Feb 15, 2016, 9:13 AM CST for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2016, 9:13 AM CST (15:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 10:15 AM CST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Allen Parish, LA
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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 15, 7:49 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 7:49 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 504 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 161200- 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- 504 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS IS IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-161200- 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- 504 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GULF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
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Special weather statement, Feb 15, 3:46 AM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Feb 15, 2:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 60 min |
| Feb 15, 3:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 5:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 51 min |
| Feb 15, 7:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 63 min |
| Feb 15, 8:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 30 min |
| Feb 15, 8:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 61 min |
| Feb 15, 9:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 54 min |
| Feb 15, 10:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 10:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 17 min |
| Feb 15, 10:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline | 64 min |
| Feb 15, 11:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 58 min |
| Feb 15, 11:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 11:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 63 min |
| Feb 15, 12:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 12:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 41 min |
| Feb 15, 12:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 39 min | |
| Feb 15, 12:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 56 min |
| Feb 15, 1:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline | 42 min |
| Feb 15, 1:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 1:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 1:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 52 min |
| Feb 15, 1:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 62 min |
| Feb 15, 1:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 1:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 2:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 2:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Vermilion | 54 min |
| Feb 15, 3:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 62 min |
| Feb 15, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 4:22 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min |
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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.