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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 14, 2021Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this wind advisory at Sep 14, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT for Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 63 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 218 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
63 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

025 
WWUS74 KLCH 141500
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1000 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

TXZ201-261-262-142300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.210914T1500Z-210915T0000Z/
Hardin-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
Including the cities of Lumberton, Silsbee, Gist, Buna, Evadale, 
and Deweyville
1000 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021

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

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 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
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 6:24 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHJefferson, Orange10 hr
Sep 14, 8:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jefferson, Orange19 hr
Sep 14, 8:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchLCHNewton25 hr
Sep 14, 2:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange35 hr
Sep 14, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHOrange3 hr
Sep 14, 4:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHJefferson6 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.