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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 15, 2024Hardin County, Jefferson County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2024, 3:38 PM CDT for Hardin County, Jefferson County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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: Mar 15, 2024, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2024, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jefferson County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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
Mar 15, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 1652 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.7

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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 Mar 15, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 12:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
204 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

LAZ028-030>032-151930-
Evangeline LA-Allen LA-Beauregard LA-Rapides LA-
204 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL RAPIDES...
NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...EAST CENTRAL BEAUREGARD AND ALLEN PARISHES
THROUGH 230 PM CDT...

At 204 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Oberlin, moving northeast at 45 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...
Oakdale, Kinder, Oberlin, Elizabeth, Dry Creek, Mittie, Grant, Pine
Prairie, Harmony, Allen Parish Airport, Leblanc, Beaver, and Bond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3045 9289 3060 9313 3078 9304 3096 9263
      3075 9232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 231DEG 38KT 3066 9282

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

Calhoun

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
237 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

LAZ055-152>154-243-252>254-152030-
Lower St. Martin LA-Upper Vermilion LA-Lower Iberia LA-
Southern Acadia LA-Lower Vermilion LA-Upper Iberia LA-
Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-
237 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT IBERIA...ST. MARY...SOUTH CENTRAL
ACADIA...EASTERN VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES
THROUGH 330 PM CDT...

At 237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Pierre Part to near Avery
Island to near Kaplan. Movement was southeast at 45 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...
New Iberia, Morgan City, Abbeville, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette,
Berwick, Kaplan, Freshwater City, Forked Island, Burns Point,
Intracoastal City, Bayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Avery
Island, Baldwin, Erath, Delcambre, and Ellerslie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2935 9136 2948 9144 2939 9149 2955 9141
      2956 9142 2941 9149 2964 9157 2951 9190
      2941 9185 2958 9205 2954 9236 3011 9247
      2997 9190 3006 9130 2963 9108 2955 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 322DEG 38KT 3001 9135 2992 9185 3004 9234

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

Calhoun

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:52 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
252 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

LAZ029-032-033-152015-
Avoyelles LA-St. Landry LA-Evangeline LA-
252 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL EVANGELINE...
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH
315 PM CDT...

At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pine Prairie, or near Ville Platte, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ville Platte, Pine Prairie, Bayou Chicot, Whiteville, Indian Lake,
Chicot State Park, Reddell, and St. Landry.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 35 and 50.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3066 9242 3075 9247 3093 9221 3074 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 244DEG 28KT 3073 9236

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Calhoun

Local storm report, Mar 15, 3:27 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
327 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

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

0130 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Melville                30.70N 91.74W
03/15/2024                   St. Landry         LA   Emergency Mngr

            Photo and reports received of trees down in
            the Melville area. Time estimated by radar.

&&

MKC

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 3:29 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
329 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

TXZ201-515-152115-
Hardin TX-Upper Jefferson TX-
329 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Devers, or 8 miles west of Sour Lake, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sour Lake and Bevil Oaks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southeastern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3034 9435 3011 9422 3007 9444 3011 9445
      3011 9460 3015 9461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 236DEG 20KT 3011 9455

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Calhoun

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 8:34 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LCH		14 hr
Mar 15, 11:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	24 min
Mar 15, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	35 min
Mar 15, 12:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	29 min
Mar 15, 12:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	37 min
Mar 15, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline	46 min
Mar 15, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	26 min
Mar 15, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Mar 15, 2:36 PM CDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LCH		19 hr
Mar 15, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion	53 min
Mar 15, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		64 min
Mar 15, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	23 min
Mar 15, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	31 min
Mar 15, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	33 min
Mar 15, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	45 min
Mar 15, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	30 min
Mar 15, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	46 min
Mar 15, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	49 min
Mar 15, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin	24 min
Mar 15, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	31 min
Mar 15, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange	30 min
Mar 15, 5:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	2 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.