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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 14, 2021Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County, Texas; Cameron Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Sep 14, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT for Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County, Texas; Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 72 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 8:33 PM CDT
In force
72 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 69 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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2021-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 254 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2021-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

262 
WWUS74 KLCH 150021
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
721 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

TXZ201-261-262-150300-
/O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210915T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0010.210915T0021Z-210915T0300Z/
Hardin-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Silsbee, Gist, Buna, Evadale, 
and Deweyville
721 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.

* WHERE...Hardin, Southern Jasper and Southern Newton Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

LAZ041-073-074-TXZ215-216-150300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0010.210915T0021Z-210915T0300Z/
Calcasieu-West Cameron-East Cameron-Jefferson-Orange-
Including the cities of Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hackberry, 
Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, 
Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, 
Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City
721 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...In Louisiana, Calcasieu, West Cameron and East Cameron 
  Parishes. In Texas, Jefferson and Orange Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement
842 
WWUS74 KLCH 150133
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
833 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

LAZ041-073-074-TXZ201-215-216-261-262-150245-
/O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210915T0300Z/
Calcasieu-West Cameron-East Cameron-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-
Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
Including the cities of Lake Charles, Sulphur, Hackberry, 
Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, 
Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Lumberton, Silsbee, Beaumont, 
Sabine Pass, Sea Rim State Park, Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, 
Gist, Buna, Evadale, and Deweyville
833 PM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Observations from around the advised area show winds have subsided
this evening. Occasional gusts exceeding 20 mph can still be
expected tonight, but sustained winds should remain below advisory
criteria...and thus the advisory is being canceled.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 1:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry4 hr
Sep 15, 3:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry3 hr
Sep 15, 11:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry6 hr

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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.