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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Sep 6, 2021, 5:52 AM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 83 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
- Sep 6, 2021, 5:52 AM CDT (10:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2021, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Avoyelles Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 3514 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 6, 3:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 3:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 6, 4:52 AM CDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
452 AM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021
LAZ028-029-032-033-061045-
St. Landry LA-Avoyelles LA-Evangeline LA-Rapides LA-
452 AM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Rapides, east
central Evangeline, Avoyelles and northeastern St. Landry Parishes
through 545 AM CDT...
At 452 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Deville to Mansura to near Indian Lake.
Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, Melville, Moreauville, Palmetto,
Bordelonville, Bayou Current, Morrow, Effie, Cottonport, Mansura,
Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Goudeau, Lake Ophelia National
Wildlife Refuge, Indian Lake, Whiteville and Big Cane.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 29 and 50.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3133 9208 3134 9203 3132 9200 3128 9202
3122 9199 3125 9196 3123 9192 3128 9195
3130 9191 3119 9168 3114 9172 3105 9172
3097 9181 3087 9180 3086 9182 3070 9173
3056 9176 3074 9231 3110 9218 3147 9218
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 303DEG 15KT 3139 9209 3107 9207 3076 9223
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
LandreneauSpecial weather statement, Sep 6, 5:52 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
552 AM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021
LAZ028-029-032-033-061215-
St. Landry LA-Avoyelles LA-Evangeline LA-Rapides LA-
552 AM CDT Mon Sep 6 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Rapides,
northeastern Evangeline, Avoyelles and northeastern St. Landry
Parishes through 715 AM CDT...
At 551 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Timber Trails to near Larto to near Marksville
to Whiteville. Movement was southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and torrential rainfall
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alexandria, Pineville, Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, Boyce,
Moreauville, Cheneyville, Palmetto, Bordelonville, Bayou Current,
Alexandria International Airport, Morrow, Effie, Ball, Cottonport,
Mansura, Hessmer, Evergreen and Plaucheville.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 35 and 55, and
between mile markers 77 and 102.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways. Flash flood warnings may be required.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3140 9269 3139 9266 3147 9216 3133 9208
3132 9200 3122 9199 3123 9192 3128 9195
3130 9191 3120 9169 3107 9171 3097 9181
3086 9182 3070 9174 3074 9230 3113 9229
3131 9270 3149 9270 3150 9269
TIME...MOT...LOC 1051Z 304DEG 6KT 3142 9249 3134 9190 3112 9202 3080
9213
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
LandreneauThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Evangeline | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 53 min |
| Sep 6, 6:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 4 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu | 58 min |
| Sep 6, 8:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 8:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 67 min |
| Sep 6, 8:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 62 min |
| Sep 6, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 59 min | |
| Sep 6, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 44 min | |
| Sep 6, 10:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Sep 6, 10:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 65 min |
| Sep 6, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 28 min | |
| Sep 6, 10:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 47 min |
| Sep 6, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.