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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 2, 2016Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2016, 5:46 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 2, 2016, 5:46 AM CDT (10:46 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2016, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 2, 5:01 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 5:01 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 5:23 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 2:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 2:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 2:46 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 5:05 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
505 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ201-215-021045-
JEFFERSON TX-HARDIN TX-
505 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND
EASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...

AT 505 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NOME...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEAUMONT...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...KOUNTZE...SOUR LAKE...NOME...BEVIL OAKS
AND CHINA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3044 9433 3031 9410 3030 9412 3028 9412
      3026 9411 3026 9410 3024 9412 3021 9411
      2995 9438 2999 9444 3011 9445 3011 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 217DEG 25KT 3008 9440

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Special weather statement, May 2, 5:14 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 5:46 AM CDT, 0 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
May 1, 9:33 PM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LCH	Cameron	21 hr
May 2, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	44 min
May 2, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	34 min
May 2, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	44 min
May 2, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
May 2, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
May 2, 4:18 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		57 min
May 2, 4:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Beauregard	119 min
May 2, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		64 min
May 2, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		32 min
May 2, 5:42 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
May 2, 6:44 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
May 2, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		62 min
May 2, 8:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	37 min
May 2, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		83 min
May 2, 9:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	3 hr
May 2, 9:57 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		2 hr
May 2, 12:04 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		116 min
May 2, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		84 min
May 2, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	33 min
May 2, 5:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	40 min
May 2, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	31 min
May 2, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	40 min
May 2, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.