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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2017, 4:46 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2017, 4:46 PM CDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2017, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Allen Parish, LA
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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 23, 4:38 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 4:38 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 525 AM CDT Wed Aug 23 2017 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 241030- 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- 525 AM CDT Wed Aug 23 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 Looking for showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon continuing into this evening before dissipating. A cold front moving through southern Arkansas is expected to move into Louisiana making the coast around sunrise tomorrow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Thursday will see a return of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The real change to our weather is Harvey which is in the Bay of Campeche. The Hurricane Center expects Harvey to reform back into a cyclone moving off to the northwest and guidance is suggesting the storm will make landfall along the central Texas coast by late Friday The system is expected to stall before moving towards southeast Texas and into southern Louisiana. This is expected to produce heavy rains over the weekend and into Monday. Rains are expected to produce flooding in locations across the region. Five to eight inches of rain is expected with some locations receiving higher amounts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-241030- 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- 525 AM CDT Wed Aug 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Southeast winds today with seas from one to two feet. A cold front is expected to move into southern Louisiana towards sunrise tomorrow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday But the real player will be the redevelopment of Harvey. As a result looking for showers and thunderstorms...winds will be strong and gusty with seas building. These conditions will persist through the weekend and into Monday before tapering back on Tuesday into Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 4:45 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 10:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 19 days |
| Aug 23, 10:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 19 days |
| Aug 23, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 27 min |
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