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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 29, 2024Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2024, 1:15 PM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 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: May 29, 2024, 1:15 PM CDT (18:15 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2024, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 709 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

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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 May 29, 5:20 AM CDT, 7 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:20 AM CDT, 7 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 10:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1020 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0436 PM     Flash Flood      2 NNW Moss Bluff        30.33N 93.21W
05/28/2024                   Calcasieu          LA   Public

            Pictures of significant flooding around the
            Moss Bluff area.

&&

Special weather statement, May 29, 10:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1045 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

LAZ027-291615-
Vernon LA-
1045 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH
THROUGH 1115 AM CDT...

At 1044 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Toledo Bend Dam, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Leesville, Anacoco, Slagle, and Hornbeck.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3118 9307 3108 9348 3122 9355 3123 9354
      3124 9356 3124 9354 3127 9354 3128 9352
      3128 9344 3136 9339 3137 9319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 247DEG 23KT 3118 9350

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Jones

Special weather statement, May 29, 11:15 AM CDT, 2 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1115 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

LAZ027-028-291645-
Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
1115 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RAPIDES AND
NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 1145 AM CDT...

At 1115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Slagle, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Leesville, Hineston, Slagle, Fort Johnson, New Llano, Lacamp, Hutton,
Clifton, Otis, Elmer, Kurthwood, Leander, Sieper, Gardner, and
Simpson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3138 9269 3111 9268 3111 9332 3137 9330
      3137 9303 3136 9303 3136 9299 3135 9298
      3135 9295 3137 9295 3137 9292 3138 9291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 267DEG 31KT 3124 9310

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Jones

Special weather statement, May 29, 12:20 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1220 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

LAZ027-028-291745-
Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
1220 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN RAPIDES AND EAST CENTRAL
VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 1245 PM CDT...

At 1219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clifton to near Hineston to 8 miles
northeast of Pitkin. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hineston, Lacamp, Leander, Sieper, Gardner, Otis, Elmer, and
Calcasieu.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 101 and 103.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3142 9272 3127 9257 3103 9266 3098 9289
      3107 9287 3121 9296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 230DEG 20KT 3125 9288 3112 9279 3102 9283

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Tingler

Special weather statement, May 29, 12:42 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1242 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

LAZ028-029-032-291830-
Avoyelles LA-Evangeline LA-Rapides LA-
1242 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RAPIDES...NORTH CENTRAL
EVANGELINE AND NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...

At 1242 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Elmer, or 8 miles east of Hineston, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Alexandria, Bunkie, Glenmora, Cheneyville, Hineston, Lecompte, Echo,
Otis, Elmer, Poland, Kolin, Gardner, Centerpoint, Ruby, Calcasieu,
Woodworth, Forest Hill, Mcnary, and Union Hill.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 53 and 83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 9282 3127 9277 3130 9219 3093 9221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 269DEG 22KT 3110 9262

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Jones

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	30 min
May 29, 11:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	30 min
May 29, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	25 min
May 29, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	48 min
May 29, 1:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron	17 min
May 29, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	28 min
May 29, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	28 min
May 29, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	28 min
May 29, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	32 min
May 29, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	44 min
May 29, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	44 min
May 29, 6:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	5 hr
May 29, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	37 min
May 29, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	44 min
May 29, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	34 min
May 29, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	40 min
May 29, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	41 min
May 29, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	32 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.