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Special Marine Warning 34, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at Apr 24, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 60 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, 2:00 AM CDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.0 in
- Wind
- 49.0 mph
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Apr 24, 12:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 12:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 3:06 PM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 LAZ041>043-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-241100- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-West Cameron-East Cameron-Hardin- Jefferson-Orange-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...TORNADO WATCH 99 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LAZ044-045-052>055-241100- Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary- Lower St. Martin- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Louisiana and southwest Louisiana. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A warm front will lift north across the area today. Shower and thunderstorm coverage will increase into tonight...with some of these storms having the potential to become severe with tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail possible. In addition to the severe weather threat, these storms will have the potential to produce heavy rainfall that could lead to localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LAZ027>033-TXZ180-259-260-241100- Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Tyler-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...TORNADO WATCH 99 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-241100- 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- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-241100- Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...TORNADO WATCH 99 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A cold front will push through the region Saturday morning bringing ongoing precipitation to an end. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ435-241100- Vermilion Bay- 306 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A warm front will lift north out of the coastal waters today. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible through the day. Some of these storms will have the potential to become severe during the afternoon and evening with waterspouts, damaging winds and large hail possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A cold front will push through the region Saturday morning bringing ongoing precipitation to an end. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible by mid week as a frontal boundary pushes through the region. Details on timing will become more clear as the event approaches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 25
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1141 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 LAZ032-033-042-043-240515- Acadia LA-Jefferson Davis LA-St. Landry LA-Evangeline LA- 1141 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS... SOUTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE...NORTHERN ACADIA AND SOUTHWESTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT... At 1141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jennings, moving northeast at 45 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Eunice, Jennings, Church Point, Basile, Iota, Evangeline, Mowata, Maxie, Duralde, Egan, Branch, Richard, Pine Island and Hathaway. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central Louisiana. LAT...LON 3017 9268 3032 9281 3062 9245 3036 9216 TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 242DEG 38KT 3029 9265
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1236 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
LAZ033-042>045-052-074-240630-
Acadia LA-Jefferson Davis LA-Lafayette LA-Vermilion LA-St. Landry LA-
Upper St. Martin LA-East Cameron LA-
1236 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CAMERON...LAFAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...CENTRAL ACADIA...WESTERN VERMILION...
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES UNTIL
130 AM CDT...
At 1235 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Melville to near Washington to Mermentau
to near Grand Chenier. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, Opelousas, Crowley, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Carencro,
Kaplan, Church Point, Lake Arthur, Gueydan, Krotz Springs, Leonville,
Arnaudville, Melville, Mermentau, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, Grand
Chenier, Klondike and Sunset.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central
Louisiana.
LAT...LON 2974 9306 2975 9301 2976 9304 3014 9266
3076 9176 3067 9173 3056 9176 3051 9173
3050 9175 3049 9171 2958 9264
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 243DEG 53KT 3073 9181 3058 9201 3018 9258 2973
9304
RuaLocal storm report, Apr 24, 1:22 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
122 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 SE SABINE PASS 29.69N 93.84W
04/24/2021 M56 MPH JEFFERSON TX C-MAN STATION
MEASURED AT MARINE STATION TEXAS POINT
&&
JBRAZZELSpecial weather statement, Apr 24, 1:31 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
131 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
LAZ043-052-074-240715-
Acadia LA-Vermilion LA-East Cameron LA-
131 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CAMERON...SOUTH CENTRAL
ACADIA AND CENTRAL VERMILION PARISHES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...
At 130 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Creole, or 8 miles east of Cameron, moving east at 60 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Cameron, Kaplan, Gueydan, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, Freshwater
City, Forked Island, Pecan Island, Grand Chenier, Klondike, Wright,
Creole, Lyons Point, Florence Landing and Rutherford Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
If on or near White Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 2959 9265 2973 9303 2978 9326 2984 9328
2986 9324 3014 9229 2955 9224 2954 9226
2953 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 259DEG 59KT 2978 9316
RuaLocal storm report, Apr 24, 1:44 AM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
144 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 SW CAMERON 29.77N 93.34W
04/24/2021 M70 MPH CAMERON LA C-MAN STATION
THE NOS TIDE GAGE AT CALCASIEU PASS REPORTED A WIND GUST
TO 61 KNOTS OR 70 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND WAS 50 KNOTS OR 58
MPH.
&&
JRUAThe 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, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 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, 2:26 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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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.