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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Mar 24, 2017, 9:13 PM CDT for Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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 24, 2017, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2017, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 762 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
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 24, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 550 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 251130- 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- 550 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 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 Elevated and gusty southerly winds will occur today, especially along the I-10 corridor. Wind speeds will be 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts. A Wind Advisory will be in effect for locations along and south of the I-10 corridor. A line of showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday Night. A Slight Risk of Severe Storms is outlined by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) northwest of a Beaumont to Marksville line. Meanwhile, A Marginal Risk is outlined for the remainder of the forecast area. Damaging straightline wind gusts is the main concern. Isolated large hail or an isolated tornado can not be totally ruled out, especially in the slight risk area. Brief torrential down pours and frequent cloud to ground lightning will also be possible with the storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Another significant storm system is expected during the mid week. Although predictably with this system may change, currently a Slight Risk for severe storms is outlined by SPC for the forecast area on late Wednesday into Wednesday Night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-251130- 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- 550 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Elevated and gusty southerly winds along with building seas will make for Small Craft Advisory conditions through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Elevated southerly winds may occur on Sunday Night into Monday with Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions. An active pattern will bring another storm system during the mid-week. Small Craft Advisory conditions along with strong storms may occur on late Wednesday into early Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. Rua
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
913 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017
TXZ180-259-250300-
Northern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
913 PM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TYLER AND NORTHERN
JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles south of Huntington to
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation. Movement was east at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Ebenezer, Town Bluff,
Rockland, Browndell and Sam Rayburn Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern
Texas.
LAT...LON 3102 9465 3106 9456 3105 9449 3103 9447
3111 9406 3114 9403 3116 9391 3080 9406
3068 9458 3100 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 250DEG 41KT 3112 9455 3073 9472
TWHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 53 min |
| Mar 25, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 51 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 61 min |
| Mar 25, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 11:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 56 min | |
| Mar 25, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Mar 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 19 min |
| Mar 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 33 min |
| Mar 24, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 54 min |
| Mar 24, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 54 min |
| Mar 24, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 65 min |
| Mar 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 1:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 23 min |
| Mar 25, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 10:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 32 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.