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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 11, 2024Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 11, 2024, 9:24 PM CST for Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 19 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: Feb 11, 2024, 9:24 PM CST (03:24 UTC)
Expired: Feb 11, 2024, 9:43 PM CST
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 1683 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 584 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 4.4

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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 Feb 11, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 6:31 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 6:59 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
659 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

LAZ029-120115-
Avoyelles LA-
659 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH
THROUGH 715 PM CST...

At 659 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brouillette, or near Effie, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Effie, Brouillette, and Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3132 9200 3130 9200 3130 9201 3128 9202
      3127 9199 3124 9200 3122 9199 3125 9196
      3123 9194 3123 9192 3127 9195 3130 9193
      3127 9183 3112 9213 3131 9220 3132 9218
      3130 9216 3134 9209 3133 9208 3134 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 231DEG 45KT 3124 9209

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Calhoun

Local storm report, Feb 11, 7:19 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
719 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

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

0215 PM     Hail             Spurger                 30.69N 94.18W
02/11/2024  E1.75 inch       Tyler              TX   Public

            Multiple photos received of hail up to golf
            ball size in the city of Spurger.

&&

MKC

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 8:48 PM CST, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
848 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

LAZ029-120330-
Avoyelles LA-
848 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH
THROUGH 930 PM CST...

At 847 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bordelonville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Moreauville, Bordelonville, Big Bend, and Hamburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3126 9185 3127 9184 3124 9181 3122 9178
      3122 9176 3120 9173 3121 9170 3119 9168
      3117 9168 3116 9170 3114 9172 3112 9172
      3110 9170 3109 9171 3100 9197 3110 9205
      3127 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 233DEG 46KT 3109 9193

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

78

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 9:03 PM CST, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
903 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

LAZ033-045-120345-
St. Landry LA-Upper St. Martin LA-
903 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH 945 PM CST...

At 903 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Henderson, or 7 miles northeast of Breaux Bridge, moving northeast at
55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Breaux Bridge, Krotz Springs, Henderson, Atchafalaya Welcome Center,
Cecilia, and Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.

This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 109 and
126.

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 3036 9165 3035 9163 3034 9163 3024 9176
      3029 9193 3057 9178 3057 9176 3051 9173
      3051 9175 3050 9176 3050 9170 3044 9164
      3039 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 216DEG 47KT 3033 9179

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

78

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 9:17 PM CST, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
917 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

LAZ045-153-253-120345-
Lower Iberia LA-Upper Iberia LA-Upper St. Martin LA-
917 PM CST Sun Feb 11 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA AND
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 945 PM CST...

At 917 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Loreauville, or near New Iberia, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
New Iberia, Catahoula, St. Martinville, Loreauville, Cade, Butte La
Rose, Coteau, Lake Fausse Pointe, and Acadiana Regional Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2998 9166 2993 9187 3005 9196 3036 9163
      3035 9162 3031 9162 3028 9159 3026 9159
      3025 9158 3024 9151 3023 9148 3020 9149
      3019 9147 3015 9147
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 223DEG 48KT 3005 9179

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Calhoun

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 11, 6:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	33 min
Feb 11, 6:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	15 min
Feb 11, 6:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	29 min
Feb 11, 6:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	16 min
Feb 11, 7:00 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		45 min
Feb 11, 7:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion	40 min
Feb 11, 7:38 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		67 min
Feb 11, 8:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	41 min
Feb 11, 8:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	20 min
Feb 11, 8:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	42 min
Feb 11, 9:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	42 min
Feb 11, 9:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	28 min
Feb 11, 10:41 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		34 min
Feb 11, 10:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	55 min
Feb 11, 11:00 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	3 hr
Feb 11, 11:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	45 min
Feb 11, 11:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	32 min
Feb 11, 11:18 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		44 min
Feb 12, 12:00 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Feb 12, 12:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	45 min
Feb 12, 12:35 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		55 min
Feb 12, 12:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	28 min
Feb 12, 12:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	8 min
Feb 12, 1:18 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		42 min
Feb 12, 2:08 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more	16 hr
Feb 12, 2:25 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		25 hr
Feb 12, 2:33 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		27 min
Feb 12, 9:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides	21 days
Feb 12, 12:03 PM CST	Low Water Advisory	LCH		3 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.