Hail in Louisiana, April 6, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1100 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

.NEW DISCUSSION...TORNADO WATCH #130 HAS BEEN REPLACED BY TORNADO
WATCH #131 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO
ENCOMPASS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL UPDATE
ZONES SHORTLY.
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MARCOTTE

.SYNOPSIS...SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A 1001 MB LO NEAR KOKC W/ A CDFNT
DRAPED ACROSS ERN OK AND ERN TX. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A LO
DRIFTING SE ACROSS OK WITH A S/WV AND JET STREAK ROUNDING THE LO
ACROSS ERN TX. REGIONAL RADARS SHOW AN ASSOCIATED SQUALL LINE
STRETCHING FROM WRN MS/NERN LA ACROSS THE FCST AREA TO THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS OFF GALVESTON BAY.

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.DISCUSSION...LINE BISECTING THE AREA THIS MRNG WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH SLOWLY EWD PAST SUNRISE. AS RADAR TRENDS HAVE SHOWN PAST
COUPLE OF HOURS BEST CHC FOR SVR WX HAS BEEN MAINLY TO OUR N WHERE
BETTER DEEP LAYER SHEAR & INFLUENCE FROM JET STREAK HAVE BEEN MORE
PRONOUNCED. HOWEVER CANT RULE OUT A STORM OR TWO GOING SVR OVER
OUR NERN ZONES THIS MRNG.

MID/UPR-LVL LO WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE TODAY WHILE SFC LO TRACKS
A LITTLE MORE E. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AIRMASS MAY NOT BE
DRYING SO MUCH AS MODELS ARE ADVERTISING. W/ AT LEAST A SLIGHTLY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE ALONG W/ DECENT CAPES & LAPSE
RATES PLUS ADDITIONAL S/WV ENERGY ROUNDING THE LO HAVE ELECTED TO
HOLD ONTO CHC POPS THIS AFTN FOR POSSIBLE CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT
UNTIL THE FNT FINALLY PASSES LATER THIS AFTN. AFTER FROPA JUST
EXPECTING SOME WRAP AROUND CLOUDINESS BUT SLIM RAIN CHANCES TO
ACCOMPANY THE LO AS IT MOVES PAST THRU THU.

NEXT SHOT AT RAIN STARTS SUN (WENT 20 POP AREAWIDE) AND LINGERS
THRU MON NGT AS NEXT MID/UPR LO & ACCOMPANYING SFC FEATURE PASS
THE AREA. BEST CHC LOOKS TO BE MON.

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.MARINE...DROPPED SCA FOR THE NEAR SHORE WRN WATERS AS WINDS/SEAS
HAVE RELAXED THERE. SCA CONTINUES ELSEWHERE...MAINLY FOR SEAS
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WRN WATERS THOUGH AS WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW
20 KT.

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.AVIATION...NOT A GREAT MRNG FOR FLYING W/ MVFR & IFR CONDITIONS
PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS LOOKS TO
ENTER THE PICTURE BY THE AFTN W/ VFR CEILINGS ANTICIPATED BEYOND
THAT W/ WRAP AROUND CLOUDS MOVING IN.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  77  57  75  55 /  30  20  10   0
KBPT  78  57  75  55 /  30  20  10   0
KAEX  77  54  73  53 /  50  30  10   0
KLFT  77  57  74  56 /  50  30  10   0

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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH #131 IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
LAZ029-033-043-044-052>055.
TX...NONE.
CW...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
CAMERON OUT TO 60 NM AND CAMERON TO HIGH ISLAND 20 NM TO 60 NM.
TORNADO WATCH #131 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER TO CAMERON OUT TO 20 NM.

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LGE/13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
522 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-071100-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-TYLER-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
NEWTON...KOUNTZE...JASPER...BEAUMONT...STEPHENSVILLE...OBERLIN...
ABBEVILLE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...
MARKSVILLE...LEESVILLE...LAKE CHARLES...LAFAYETTE...JENNINGS...
DERIDDER...CROWLEY...CAMERON AND ALEXANDRIA

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A BROKEN SQUALL LINE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING HAS
THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT
WITH THIS LINE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE FOR A TORNADO OR TWO...AND DUE TO THAT A TORNADO WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BEHIND THIS
LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON...UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES LATER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
MAINLY DRY WEATHER CAN EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS TO THE REGION. A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION WILL
PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY
BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT.

LGE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
921 AM CDT WED APR 06 2005

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

0920 AM     HAIL             VILLE PLATTE            30.69N 92.28W
04/06/2005  1.75 INCH        EVANGELINE         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

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MMARCOTT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1119 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

LAZ027>033-041>045-051>054-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-061902-
ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-NEWTON-
ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-TYLER-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-
VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...
NEWTON...KOUNTZE...JASPER...BEAUMONT...OBERLIN...ABBEVILLE...
VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...MARKSVILLE...
LEESVILLE...LAKE CHARLES...LAFAYETTE...JENNINGS...DERIDDER...
CROWLEY...CAMERON AND ALEXANDRIA

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 131 FOR
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 7 PM CDT.

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARISH...
AVOYELLES.

IN SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...

EVANGELINE...SAINT LANDRY....ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER SAINT
MARTIN...LOWER SAINT MARTIN... VERMILION...IBERIA AND SAINT MARY.

THE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE LOWER
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 130 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1228 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

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

0945 AM     HAIL             4 WNW BIG CANE          30.84N 92.07W
04/06/2005  0.88 INCH        ST. LANDRY         LA   PUBLIC

            TEACHERS AT MORROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OBSERVED HAIL
            BETWEEN MARBLE AND QUARTER SIZE AT SCHOOL.

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