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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2016, 3:15 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 45 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
- Aug 29, 2016, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA
The radar
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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 Aug 29, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 601 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 301115- 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- 601 AM CDT MON AUG 29 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 CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT THE COMBINATION OF HIGH RAIN RATES AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-301115- 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- 601 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 13
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:26 PM CDT, 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 days |
| Aug 29, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 64 min |
| Aug 29, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 49 min |
| Aug 29, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 66 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.