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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2020, 7:12 AM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 20 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
- May 16, 2020, 7:12 AM CDT (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2020, 7:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 16, 7:00 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:00 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 506 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020 TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-171015- Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 506 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Thunderstorms are likely today. Heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds are the main threat. Since the ground is already saturated at many locations in southeast Texas there is an increased risk of flash flooding. There is also a minimal threat of large hail and and isolated tornado this morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The potential for locally heavy rainfall may linger into Sunday as an upper level disturbance moves across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-171015- 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- 506 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana and west central Louisiana. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential down pours will be possible with the storms today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. An upper level disturbance is expected to bring high rain chances with widespread thunderstorm activity into Sunday. Locally heavy rainfall is the main hazard that may lead to flooding of low lying areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-171015- 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- 506 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong gusty winds may accompany storms, especially this morning. Frequent lightning and large hail will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. High chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue into Sunday. Winds and seas will be locally higher near the storms, along with occasional cloud to water lightning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 16, 6:29 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
629 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020
LAZ030-041-TXZ180-201-216-259>262-161230-
Calcasieu LA-Beauregard LA-Orange TX-Hardin TX-Southern Newton TX-
Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-Southern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
629 AM CDT Sat May 16 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND
NORTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...TYLER...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN...ORANGE AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM CDT...
At 629 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Votaw to near Orangefield.
Movement was north at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Orange, Lumberton, Vidor, Bridge City, Silsbee, West Orange,
Woodville, Kirbyville, Kountze, Colmesneil, Chester, Deweyville,
Evadale, Rockland, Warren, Town Bluff, Call, Starks, Fred and
Wildwood.
LAT...LON 3102 9465 3106 9456 3105 9449 3103 9447
3107 9430 3050 9349 2998 9384 2999 9386
2997 9385 3014 9411 3017 9412 3017 9415
3049 9462 3049 9454 3099 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 197DEG 28KT 3056 9461 3007 9394
25Local storm report, May 16, 7:04 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 62 hr |
| May 16, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 116 min | |
| May 16, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 26 min |
| May 16, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 116 min | |
| May 16, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper, Orange, Tyler | 61 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.