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Special Marine Warning 73, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 19, 2021

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at May 19, 2021, 1:34 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 19, 2021, 1:34 AM CDT (06:34 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 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 May 19, 12:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 12:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 9:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 10:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 11:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 19, 12:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1223 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

LAZ030-041-073-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-190630-
Calcasieu LA-West Cameron LA-Beauregard LA-Orange TX-Jefferson TX-
Hardin TX-Southern Newton TX-Southern Jasper TX-
1223 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMERON...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND WESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...JEFFERSON...
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN HARDIN...ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN
JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...

At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Village Mills to Rose City to near Bolivar
Peninsula. Movement was east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont, Port Arthur, Sulphur, Orange, Nederland, Groves, Port
Neches, Lumberton, Vidor, Bridge City, Silsbee, West Orange, Vinton,
Deweyville, Evadale, Central Gardens, Sabine Pass, Johnsons Bayou,
Starks and Sabine National Wildlife.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2978 9436 3009 9412 3052 9438 3052 9357
      3012 9330 2976 9357 2974 9375 2970 9384
      2980 9391 2985 9379 2997 9376 2999 9379
      3000 9379 2998 9382 2999 9386 2998 9385
      2981 9395 2968 9385 2967 9406 2956 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0523Z 267DEG 31KT 3050 9430 3010 9405 2944 9454

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Special weather statement, May 19, 1:32 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
May 19, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis58 min
May 19, 2:00 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis16 min
May 19, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis30 min
May 19, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion56 min
May 19, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion47 min
May 19, 4:11 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHCameron, Saint Martin11 hr
May 19, 4:14 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLCHCameron15 hr
May 18, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin43 min
May 19, 12:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson, Orange67 min

Nearby

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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.