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Special Marine Warning 32, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 24, 2021

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Apr 24, 2021, 12:29 AM CDT. It was in force for 61 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: Apr 24, 2021, 12:29 AM CDT (05:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Apr 24, 12:11 AM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 12:11 AM CDT, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 3:06 PM CDT, 9 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1101 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

LAZ041-042-074-240445-
Calcasieu LA-Jefferson Davis LA-East Cameron LA-
1101 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAMERON...CENTRAL
JEFFERSON DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 1145 PM
CDT...

At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Holmwood, or near Lake Charles Regional Airport, moving east at 45
mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lake Charles, Jennings, Welsh, Iowa, Mermentau, Fenton, Grand Lake,
Lake Charles Regional Airport, Hayes, Heberts Marina, Lebleu
Settlement, Pine Island, Holmwood, Carlyss, Bell City, Roanoke and
Lacassine.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southwestern
Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3002 9327 3005 9329 3005 9331 3015 9336
      3044 9279 3024 9262 3022 9261 3020 9259
      3018 9259 3017 9261 2998 9327
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 247DEG 38KT 3015 9314

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1128 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

LAZ073-074-240445-
West Cameron LA-East Cameron LA-
1128 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 1128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cameron, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cameron, Sweet Lake, Gibbstown, Hacketts Corner and Hackberry.

LAT...LON 2977 9343 2988 9354 2999 9334 2985 9335
      2987 9335 2988 9339 2986 9344 2980 9335
      2984 9332 2986 9324 3003 9327 3005 9323
      3005 9313 2988 9295 2977 9322 2976 9334
      2979 9332 2976 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 240DEG 39KT 2984 9335

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:41 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:50 PM CDT, 39 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
Apr 23, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	60 min
Apr 23, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vernon	25 min
Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	22 min
Apr 23, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	33 min
Apr 23, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	60 min
Apr 23, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	1 min
Apr 23, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	34 min
Apr 23, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	31 min
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen	21 days
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides	21 days
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	40 hr
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	5 days
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	4 days
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Apr 23, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	60 min
Apr 23, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	14 min
Apr 23, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides	26 min
Apr 23, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	13 min
Apr 23, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	33 min
Apr 23, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	41 min
Apr 23, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	46 min
Apr 23, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	44 min
Apr 23, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	33 min
Apr 23, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron	17 min
Apr 23, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	34 min
Apr 23, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron, Jefferson Davis	25 min
Apr 24, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry	54 min
Apr 24, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		64 min
Apr 24, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	44 min
Apr 24, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	61 min
Apr 24, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Apr 24, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		64 min
Apr 24, 2:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	53 min
Apr 24, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		36 min
Apr 24, 2:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	58 hr
Apr 24, 2:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	21 days
Apr 23, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	30 min
Apr 24, 6:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Newton	16 hr

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