Wind Advisory 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

May 5, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS74 KLCH 051900
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
200 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

LAZ073-074-141-142-241-242-TXZ515-516-615-616-060000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.240505T1900Z-240506T0000Z/
West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson
Davis-Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Upper Jefferson-
Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Hackberry, Hathaway, Cameron, Carlyss,
Westlake, De Quincy, Klondike, Moss Bluff, Nederland, Sabine
Pass, Grand Chenier, Lake Arthur, Jennings, Fenton, Welsh, Topsy,
Vinton, Johnson Bayou, Mauriceville, Sulphur, Beaumont, Orange,
Lake Charles, Vidor, Elton, Hayes, Port Arthur, Grand Lake,
China, Creole, Rutherford Beach, Sea Rim State Park, Bridge City,
Iowa, and Bell City
200 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds around 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Louisiana, East Cameron, Northern Calcasieu, Northern 
  Jefferson Davis, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis, and 
  West Cameron Parishes. In Texas, Lower Jefferson, Northern Orange, 
  Southern Orange, and Upper Jefferson Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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WWUS74 KLCH 052337
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
637 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

LAZ073-074-141-142-241-242-TXZ515-516-615-616-060045-
/O.EXP.KLCH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-240506T0000Z/
West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson
Davis-Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Upper Jefferson-
Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Mauriceville, Vidor, Lake Arthur,
Hackberry, Fenton, Welsh, Topsy, Johnson Bayou, Beaumont, China,
Jennings, Iowa, Creole, Grand Lake, Sulphur, Vinton, De Quincy,
Hayes, Cameron, Lake Charles, Hathaway, Bell City, Sea Rim State
Park, Port Arthur, Grand Chenier, Rutherford Beach, Elton,
Orange, Carlyss, Sabine Pass, Moss Bluff, Westlake, Nederland,
Klondike, and Bridge City
637 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Earlier strong and gusty winds have diminished, therefore the wind 
advisory will be allowed to expire.

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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.