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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 23, 2021Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3341 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 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
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

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The text

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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 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, Jul 23, 2:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:54 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLCHAvoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more15 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.