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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 29, 2024Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2024, 8:30 AM CDT for Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary 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: Apr 29, 2024, 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

The radar

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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 29, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 29, 6:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
612 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

0557 AM     Flash Flood      1 S Nederland           29.95N 93.99W
04/29/2024                   Jefferson          TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
            Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 7:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
703 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

LAZ044-045-152-153-253-291230-
Upper Vermilion LA-Lower Iberia LA-Upper Iberia LA-Lafayette LA-
Upper St. Martin LA-
703 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN VERMILION AND WEST CENTRAL ST.
MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 730 AM CDT...

At 703 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Coteau, or 8 miles west of New Iberia, moving east at 20 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...
New Iberia, Abbeville, St. Martinville, Avery Island, Broussard,
Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Loreauville, Cade, Lydia, Acadiana
Regional Airport, Jefferson Island, and Coteau.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for
south central and southwestern Louisiana.

&&

LAT...LON 2984 9177 2992 9198 2995 9199 2996 9202
      2996 9206 2997 9209 3015 9200 3010 9164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 286DEG 17KT 3004 9195

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

Calhoun

Local storm report, Apr 29, 7:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
727 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

0723 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 SSE Cade              30.03N 91.88W
04/29/2024  M54 MPH          Iberia             LA   AWOS

            AWOS station KARA 4 SSE Cade.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	71 hr
Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	3 hr
Apr 29, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	32 min
Apr 29, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	47 min
Apr 29, 12:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vernon	26 min
Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	6 hr
Apr 29, 1:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides	23 min
Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	38 min
Apr 29, 2:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	29 min
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	4 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	3 days
Apr 29, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	33 min
Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Rapides, Vernon	8 hr
Apr 29, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	48 min
Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	31 min
Apr 29, 3:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	65 min
Apr 29, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	35 min
Apr 29, 4:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	46 min
Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	24 min
Apr 29, 4:33 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		57 min
Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	5 hr
Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	61 min
Apr 29, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	26 min
Apr 29, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Apr 29, 5:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	29 min
Apr 29, 5:36 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Apr 29, 6:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	33 min
Apr 29, 6:53 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		42 min
Apr 29, 7:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	27 min
Apr 29, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
Apr 29, 7:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		67 min
Apr 29, 7:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	64 min
Apr 29, 7:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	12 hr
Apr 29, 7:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
Apr 29, 8:06 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Apr 29, 8:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
Apr 29, 8:24 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		66 min
Apr 29, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
Apr 29, 9:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	44 min
Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		58 min
Apr 29, 9:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin	4 hr
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	11 hr
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	3 days
Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard	5 days
Apr 29, 9:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	11 hr
Apr 29, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
Apr 29, 9:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	12 hr
Apr 29, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	21 days
Apr 29, 2:48 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	5 days
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Hardin, Jasper	6 hr
Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	27 days
Apr 28, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	30 min
Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	32 min
Apr 28, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	35 min
Apr 28, 11:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	8 hr
Apr 29, 1:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler	6 hr
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper	31 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	26 days
Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	21 days
Apr 29, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson	39 min
Apr 29, 5:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson	26 min
Apr 29, 5:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson	4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.