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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 24, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 37 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
- Aug 24, 2021, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
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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 Aug 24, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021 LAZ027-030-031-041-042-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-252100- Vernon-Beauregard-Allen-Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-West Cameron- East Cameron-Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper- Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Showers and thunderstorm activity will become scattered to numerous Wednesday through Sunday. No severe thunderstorms are expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-252100- Rapides-Avoyelles-Evangeline-St. Landry-Acadia-Lafayette- Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin- 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana and southwest Louisiana. .DAY ONE...Remainder of the afternoon and 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...Wednesday through Monday. Showers and thunderstorm activity will become scattered to numerous Wednesday through Sunday. No severe thunderstorms are expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-252100- 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- 321 PM CDT Tue Aug 24 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. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Showers and thunderstorm activity will become scattered to numerous Wednesday through Sunday. No severe thunderstorms are expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 4:09 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 24, 4:16 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 14 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 51 min |
| Aug 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 60 min |
| Aug 24, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Aug 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 65 min |
| Aug 24, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 56 min |
| Aug 24, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 53 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.