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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 22, 2021Hardin County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2021, 4:27 AM CDT for Hardin County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 22, 2021, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2021, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Hardin County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1777 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
1777 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jun 22, 12:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:09 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
409 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-230915-
Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry-
Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-
Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron-
Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-
Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
409 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south
central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be expected to persist over
the area this morning and thru the rest of the day. An arriving
front from the north will lead to high chances for thunderstorms in
the early morning on Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop along
a decaying frontal boundary Tuesday and Wednesday. Additional rounds
of scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop each afternoon
Thursday through Saturday with the highest probabilities across
southwest and south central Louisiana. While widespread severe
weather is not expected, some of these storms will have the
potential
to produce gusty winds, torrential rain and frequent lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-230915-
Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay-
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-
409 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the
coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be expected to persist over
the area into the night. An arriving front from the north will lead
to high chances for thunderstorms in the early morning on Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are anticipated
through Wednesday, with activity becoming more widely scattered
through the end of the week. Stronger storms will be capable of
producing locally higher winds and seas, torrential rain and
frequent lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:27 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
427 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

TXZ201-215-221015-
Jefferson TX-Hardin TX-
427 AM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Thicket in Hardin county in southeast Texas, moving south at 10 mph.

Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kountze, Sour Lake, Nome, Saratoga, Thicket, Wildwood, China, Batson,
Votaw, Honey Island and Village Mills.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 9454 3053 9454 3053 9430 3005 9428
      3003 9444 3011 9445 3011 9460 3049 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0926Z 000DEG 9KT 3038 9460

K. Kuyper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline31 min
Jun 21, 7:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline3 hr
Jun 21, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles46 min
Jun 22, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Jefferson Davis33 min
Jun 22, 7:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry2 hr
Jun 22, 10:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion41 min
Jun 22, 12:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSt. Mary47 min
Jun 22, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu3 hr
Jun 22, 5:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange30 min
Jun 22, 6:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange47 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.