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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT for Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 26 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
- Jul 23, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 3341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 23, 6:47 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 6:47 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 248 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-242000- 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- 248 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be ending around sunset with skies clearing in south central Louisiana. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours many days. A few storms may produce heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. Additionally, a slight warmup in temperatures is expected, and afternoon heat index values in many locations will exceed 100 F and range from 103 to 107 degrees. If you are outside remember to remain well hydrate and take frequent breaks. Heat exhaustion can present it's self quickly. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-242000- 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- 248 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few isolated thunderstorms are possible. Cloud to water lightning and locally gustier winds / rougher seas will be possible near thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A few isolated thunderstorms are possible many days through next week. Cloud to water lightning and locally gustier winds / rougher seas will be possible near thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 7:19 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more | 15 hr |
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Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021
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.