Wind Advisory 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Mar 17, 2021, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 17, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT

Expired

Mar 17, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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533 
WWUS74 KLCH 170753
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
253 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

LAZ029-032-033-042>045-052>055-074-171600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.210317T1500Z-210318T0000Z/
Avoyelles-Evangeline-St. Landry-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-
Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-
East Cameron-
Including the cities of Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, 
Simmesport, Mansura, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, 
Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, 
Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, 
Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, 
St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, 
Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, 
Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, 
Stephensville, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, 
Grand Chenier, and Rutherford Beach
253 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southwest 
  Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 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.

&&

$$

598 
WWUS74 KLCH 171940
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
240 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

LAZ029-032-033-042>045-052>055-074-180000-
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/
Avoyelles-Evangeline-St. Landry-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-
Upper St. Martin-Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-
East Cameron-
Including the cities of Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, 
Simmesport, Mansura, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, 
Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, 
Roanoke, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, 
Church Point, Richard, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, 
St. Martinville, Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, 
Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, 
Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, 
Stephensville, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, 
Grand Chenier, and Rutherford Beach
240 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southwest 
  Louisiana.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 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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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.