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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 19, 2020Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 19, 2020, 4:24 PM CST for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 19, 2020, 4:24 PM CST (22:24 UTC)
Expired: Dec 19, 2020, 5:15 PM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 19, 3:28 PM CST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 3:28 PM CST, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 3:45 PM CST, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 19, 12:25 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1225 PM CST Sat Dec 19 2020

TXZ180-201-215-259>261-191915-
Jefferson TX-Hardin TX-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
Southern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
1225 PM CST Sat Dec 19 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 1223 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking showers and isolated
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Browndell to near
Batson. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont, Lumberton, Jasper, Silsbee, Woodville, Newton, Kirbyville,
Kountze, Sour Lake, Nome, Evadale, Warren, Town Bluff, Thicket,
Toledo Bend Dam, Saratoga, Ebenezer, Fred, Wildwood and Burkeville.

LAT...LON 3049 9454 3066 9458 3108 9426 3116 9391
      3118 9354 2991 9429 3003 9445 3011 9445
      3011 9456 3015 9461 3047 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 279DEG 33KT 3109 9393 3029 9462

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Special weather statement, Dec 19, 1:17 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 19, 2:00 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 19, 12:55 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		3 hr
Dec 19, 1:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	43 min
Dec 19, 1:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	28 min
Dec 19, 2:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	45 min
Dec 19, 2:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	31 min
Dec 19, 2:33 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		27 min
Dec 19, 2:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	18 min
Dec 19, 3:24 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		51 min
Dec 19, 4:14 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		46 min
Dec 19, 5:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	44 min
Dec 19, 5:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	46 min
Dec 19, 12:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	50 min

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Sources

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