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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 28, 2016Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2016, 1:09 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana; Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 28, 2016, 1:09 AM CDT (06:09 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

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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 May 27, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:07 AM CDT, 21 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
407 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
280915-
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-
407 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

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
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA. A STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS THIS MORNING OVER
SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE
PRIMARY THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AS WELL BUT AT
THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED MAINLY DAYTIME THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AT
THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OR HEAVY RAINFALL
THREATS ARE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-280915-
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-
407 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE WATERS TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25
TO 30 KNOTS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS. ONSHORE FLOW OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS IS
EXPECTED AS WELL. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS MAY
OCCUR. AT THIS TIME...FORECASTED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
HAZARDOUS. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 7:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
713 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

LAZ028-029-032-033-042>045-052-074-280115-
JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-EVANGELINE LA-RAPIDES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
EAST CAMERON LA-ACADIA LA-AVOYELLES LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-
VERMILION LA-LAFAYETTE LA-
713 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 711 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM DEVILLE TO NEAR WHITEVILLE TO NEAR MORSE TO
NEAR GRAND CHENIER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...OPELOUSAS...CROWLEY...ABBEVILLE...EUNICE...JENNINGS...
SCOTT...BREAUX BRIDGE...RAYNE...CARENCRO...VILLE PLATTE...
MARKSVILLE...KAPLAN...CHURCH POINT...BUNKIE...MAMOU...LAKE ARTHUR...
SIMMESPORT...IOTA AND GUEYDAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3133 9208 3134 9203 3122 9199 3123 9192
      3130 9191 3120 9169 3107 9171 3098 9180
      3086 9182 3071 9173 3050 9175 3050 9171
      3024 9184 2957 9258 2978 9324 3021 9265
      3080 9236 3142 9222 3144 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 260DEG 25KT 3136 9215 3076 9217 3015 9247 2977
9304

JONES
Special weather statement, May 27, 8:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 1:09 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Avoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion62 min
May 27, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion63 min
May 28, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH89 min
May 28, 1:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron66 min
May 28, 2:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH96 min
May 28, 10:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHRapides15 days
May 28, 10:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu71 hr
May 28, 10:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu47 hr
May 28, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon36 min
May 28, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard63 min
May 28, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu43 min
May 27, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHJasper, Tyler23 days
May 27, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper23 days
May 27, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange19 days
May 27, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin5 days
May 28, 12:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler6 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2016Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.