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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 23, 20214 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2021, 9:25 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 50 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 23, 2021, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

338 
WUUS54 KLCH 231425
SVRLCH
LAC045-055-099-113-231515-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0017.210323T1425Z-210323T1515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
925 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 924 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Abbeville,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lafayette, New Iberia, Abbeville, Catahoula, Breaux Bridge, St.
  Martinville, Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Henderson,
  Maurice, Loreauville, Cade, Meaux, Acadiana Regional Airport,
  Jefferson Island, Coteau, Parks and Milton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 2989 9219 3008 9222 3037 9174 3003 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 242DEG 32KT 3001 9214 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more43 min
Mar 23, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis84 min
Mar 23, 5:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLCHAllen, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin8 hr
Mar 23, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more43 min
Mar 23, 5:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more2 hr
Mar 23, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more44 min
Mar 23, 6:10 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry35 min
Mar 23, 6:36 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry24 min
Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
Mar 23, 6:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson Davis24 min
Mar 23, 7:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry37 min
Mar 23, 7:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron26 min
Mar 23, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline21 min
Mar 23, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH30 min
Mar 23, 7:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 3 more2 hr
Mar 23, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron62 min
Mar 23, 7:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry30 min
Mar 23, 8:16 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry29 min
Mar 23, 8:24 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion36 min
Mar 23, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin45 min
Mar 23, 8:53 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion37 min
Mar 23, 9:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 2 more3 hr
Mar 23, 10:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin32 min
Mar 23, 10:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH16 min
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu21 days
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry4 days
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
Mar 23, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH52 min
Mar 23, 3:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary116 min
Mar 23, 3:43 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH12 hr
Mar 23, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH90 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.