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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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.
The area
The outline as issued.
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
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 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 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
JONESSpecial weather statement, May 27, 8:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 62 min |
| May 27, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 63 min |
| May 28, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 89 min | |
| May 28, 1:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 66 min |
| May 28, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 96 min | |
| May 28, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 15 days |
| May 28, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 71 hr |
| May 28, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 47 hr |
| May 28, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 36 min |
| May 28, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 63 min |
| May 28, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 43 min |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 23 days |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper | 23 days |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 19 days |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 5 days |
| May 28, 12:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 6 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.