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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2022, 7:04 PM CDT for 5 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2022, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2022, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 1037 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 13, 6:30 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:30 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 353 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-142100- Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron- Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 353 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon into this evening along and ahead of a cold front pushing through the area. Some of these storms will have the potential to be strong to severe with damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes. In addition to the severe weather threat, periods of heavy rainfall can be expected that may lead to localized street flooding. Away from storms, strong and gusty southerly winds will continue through the evening before turning out of the north behind the front early Thursday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A warm front will lift out of the gulf Friday accompanied by isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Weak upper level disturbances moving across the area will keep isolated showers and thunderstorms possible through the weekend before another cold front pushes through the region Monday. Severe weather is not expected over the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-142100- Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM-Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 353 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM CDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong onshore winds will continue through the evening. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop across the coastal waters this evening along and ahead of a cold front pushing through the area. Some of these storms will have the potential to be strong to severe with damaging winds, large hail and waterspouts. Strong offshore winds will develop behind the front Thursday morning. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong offshore winds will continue through the day Thursday before weakening Thursday night. A warm front will lift out of the gulf Friday accompanied by isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Weak upper level disturbances moving across the area will keep isolated showers and thunderstorms possible through the weekend before another cold front pushes through the region Monday. Severe weather is not expected over the weekend. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 6:45 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 46 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.