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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2017, 2:13 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 2:13 PM CST (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Avoyelles Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 1, 11:37 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 11:37 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 511 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 021115- 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- 511 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 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 showers and thunderstorms can be expected today as a cold front moves through the area. A few strong storms will be possible, and there is a marginal risk for severe storms mainly north of a Fort Polk to Marksville line. The primary threats will be strong, possibly damaging, winds and hail. Showers and storms will end by early this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A chance for showers and thunderstorms will return Sunday into Monday. Occasional cloud to ground lightning will accompany the storms but severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-021115- 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- 511 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong northerly winds and rough seas are expected to develop in the wake of a cold front this evening. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the coastal waters tonight, with Exercise Caution for the lakes and bays. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Strong northerly winds and rough seas will continue on Thursday and a Small Craft Advisory will remain in effect through at least Thursday morning. Winds will diminish by Friday but Exercise Caution conditions will be possible into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. 24
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 2:13 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
213 PM CST WED MAR 1 2017
LAZ029-012045-
Avoyelles-
213 PM CST WED MAR 1 2017
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AVOYELLES
PARISH...
At 212 PM CST, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Echo, or near
Cheneyville, moving east at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail is possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Marksville, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Cottonport, Mansura,
Brouillette, Big Bend, Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge and
Hamburg.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3129 9189 3123 9179 3120 9173 3121 9170
3119 9168 3117 9168 3114 9172 3110 9170
3109 9172 3105 9172 3100 9177 3100 9206
3119 9208 3126 9200 3122 9199 3125 9196
3122 9194 3123 9192 3127 9195 3129 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 262DEG 26KT 3108 9221
JonesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:28 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 6 days | |
| Mar 1, 3:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 4:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 39 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.