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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 11:11 PM CDT for Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 49 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 26, 2021, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
County Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 2709 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 26, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 9:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 3:37 PM CDT, 7 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 337 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-272045- 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- 337 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms may produce heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-272045- 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- 337 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible mainly during the late night and early morning hours, then again during the late afternoon into early evening. Gusty winds, elevated seas, and frequent cloud to water lightning will be possible in and near the thunderstorms. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 11:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1111 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 LAZ042-043-052-074-270500- Acadia LA-Jefferson Davis LA-Vermilion LA-East Cameron LA- 1111 PM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... At 1111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morse, or near Gueydan, moving southwest at 20 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Lake Arthur, Gueydan, Klondike, Morse, Riceville, Wright, Lyons Point, Estherwood and Florence Landing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && LAT...LON 3019 9246 3008 9235 2983 9256 3006 9277 TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 051DEG 16KT 3010 9248 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.