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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at May 19, 2021, 4:11 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 19, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2021, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2021, 2:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -296 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
756 WWUS74 KLCH 190911 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 411 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021 LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-192100- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210520T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.210519T1500Z-210520T0000Z/ Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron-Jefferson- Including the cities of Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, and Sea Rim State Park 411 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph expected. * WHERE...In Louisiana, Vermilion, Iberia, St. Mary, Lower St. Martin, West Cameron and East Cameron Parishes. In Texas, Jefferson County. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
264 WWUS74 KLCH 191948 NPWLCH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 248 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021 LAZ052>055-073-074-TXZ215-192100- /O.CAN.KLCH.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210520T0000Z/ Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron-Jefferson- Including the cities of Abbeville, Intracoastal City, Meaux, Forked Island, Kaplan, New Iberia, Morgan City, Burns Point, Centerville, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Grand Lake, Klondike, Cameron, Creole, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Beaumont, Sabine Pass, and Sea Rim State Park 248 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 19, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 58 min |
| May 19, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 56 min | |
| May 19, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 16 min |
| May 19, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 30 min |
| May 19, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 56 min |
| May 19, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 47 min |
| May 19, 4:14 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 15 hr |
| May 18, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 43 min |
| May 19, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 67 min |
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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.