Strong thunderstorms across south central Louisiana caused a lightning strike that set a house on fire in Iberia Parish.
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Strong thunderstorms across south central Louisiana caused a lightning strike that set a house on fire in Iberia Parish.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 10, 2:15 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 315 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 .DISCUSSION... RADAR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES. ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING ALONG A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WHICH STRETCHED FROM JASPER TO SOUTH OF ALEXANDRIA...AND APPEARS TO BE AIDED BY A WEAK SHORTWAVE ALOFT PASSING ACROSS THE ARKLATEX PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THIS CONVECTION...ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG AT TIMES AS NOTED BY THE 38 MPH WIND GUST AT KLFT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING WITH DRY CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...FEW CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST WITH SUMMERTIME CLIMATOLOGY THE MAIN FORECAST GUIDE. GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF COAST STATES. THIS WILL LEAD TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S...AND NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL PRECIP CHANCES AROUND 20 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON. HAVE BARELY CHANGED PREVIOUS TEMPERATURE AND POP FORECASTS WHICH REMAIN NEAR THE LATEST MOS GUIDANCE. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE ALOFT BY NEXT WEEKEND WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN PRECIP CHANCES TOWARDS OR AFTER THE END OF THE CURRENT FORECAST PERIOD. && .MARINE... NO SIGNIFICANT MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING CENTERED NEAR FLORIDA...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND SEAS GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 77 93 77 94 77 / 20 20 10 20 10 KBPT 76 92 76 93 77 / 10 10 10 20 10 KAEX 75 94 75 95 76 / 20 30 20 20 10 KLFT 77 93 77 94 77 / 20 30 20 20 10 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHAMBURGER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 434 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-110945- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER- NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 434 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH BEST CHANCES OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL. TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-110945- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 434 AM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. ORIENTATION OF THE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN A PREDOMINANT SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST WITH SEAS REMAINING LOW. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. ORIENTATION OF THE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN A PREDOMINANT SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST WITH SEAS REMAINING LOW. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 157 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 LAZ044-045-101945- UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-LAFAYETTE LA- 157 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAFAYETTE AND ST. MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE...NEARLY STATIONARY. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BROUSSARD AND YOUNGSVILLE BY 245 PM... THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. 24
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 513 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 LAZ032-102315- EVANGELINE LA- 513 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN EVANGELINE PARISH UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 507 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN TURKEY CREEK AND BEAVER... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BAYOU CHICOT BY 525 PM... CHICOT STATE PARK BY 540 PM... VILLE PLATTE BY 545 PM... INDIAN LAKE BY 550 PM... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. 25
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Daily Iberian reported lightning struck a home at 511 Lucerne Road near New Iberia and set it on fire. Photos indicated the home was destroyed.
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