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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT for Hardin County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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
- May 11, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Hardin County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 2925 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 11.9
The text
As transmitted.
567
WUUS54 KLCH 112327
SVRLCH
TXC199-120030-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0078.210511T2327Z-210512T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
627 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 626 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Alabama-Coushatta Reservation to 11
miles southwest of Votaw to near Plum Grove, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Silsbee, Kountze, Saratoga, Thicket, Wildwood, Batson, Caney Head,
Votaw, Honey Island and Village Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9473 3049 9454 3053 9454 3053 9409
3034 9420 3016 9440 3017 9462 3018 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 270DEG 33KT 3061 9469 3035 9484 3019 9502
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Rua1 follow-up statement
387
WWUS54 KLCH 120004
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
704 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
TXC199-120030-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210512T0030Z/
Hardin TX-
704 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR HARDIN COUNTY...
At 704 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Warren to near Honey Island to near Batson,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Silsbee, Kountze, Saratoga, Wildwood, Batson, Caney Head, Honey
Island and Village Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9411 3035 9421 3016 9442 3017 9462
3018 9462 3026 9465 3034 9460 3049 9457
3049 9454 3053 9454 3053 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 249DEG 15KT 3065 9446 3037 9453 3019 9463
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RuaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 9:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 21 days |
| May 11, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 34 hr |
| May 11, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 33 min |
| May 11, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 22 min |
| May 11, 7:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 51 min |
| May 11, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 62 min |
| May 11, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 25 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.