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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Oct 25, 2022, 2:21 AM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2022, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2022, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 24, 11:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 11:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 25, 12:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
221 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
LAZ027-030-TXZ259-260-250815-
Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
221 AM CDT Tue Oct 25 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Beauregard and western Vernon Parishes, northern Newton and
northeastern Jasper Counties through 315 AM CDT...
At 221 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles east of Browndell to near Roganville.
Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
De Ridder, Jasper, Leesville, Newton, Rosepine, Anacoco, Toledo Bend
Dam, Burkeville, New Llano, Hornbeck, Browndell, Farrsville, Burr
Ferry, Mayflower, Jamestown, Roganville, Harrisburg, Junction,
Stringtown and Wiergate.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
southeastern Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3079 9327 3075 9406 3114 9401 3116 9387
3118 9362 3117 9358 3119 9355 3123 9354
3124 9356 3128 9353 3128 9344 3136 9339
3136 9323
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 269DEG 30KT 3116 9385 3077 9394
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
K. KuyperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 58 min |
| Oct 25, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vernon | 23 min |
| Oct 25, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis, Vernon | 67 min |
| Oct 25, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides | 24 min |
| Oct 25, 4:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 13 min |
| Oct 25, 5:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 23 min |
| Oct 25, 5:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 28 min |
| Oct 25, 5:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 24 min |
| Oct 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 59 min |
| Oct 25, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson | 54 min |
| Oct 25, 1:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 28 min |
| Oct 25, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 63 min |
| Oct 25, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 63 min |
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