Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the morning hours across south central Louisiana. One thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud in Vermilion Parish.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the morning hours across south central Louisiana. One thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud in Vermilion 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 Jun 15, 9:13 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1013 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 .UPDATE...WILL ADD POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL EXCEPT THE TEXAS ZONES. && .DISCUSSION...ANALYZED A 75+ DEW POINT MOIST TOUNGE EXTENDING THRU THE AREA FROM THE SW. RADAR SHOWING ISOLD SHOWERS INBOUND FROM THE GULF. ALL FCST SOUNDINGS INCREASE AN ALREADY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PWS. NAM GUIDANCE OF 60 POP FOR THE EASTERN ZONES IS HARD TO IGNORE. WILL COMPROMISE AND HOLD TO A 40 POP FOR THOSE AREAS. ALL THIS IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK WAVE IN THE EASTERLIES. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY WHILE SUBSIDENCE DROPS OFF AS THE TROF LINE PASSES THRU SW LA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SWEENEY && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 633 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010/ UPDATE...REGARDING 12Z TAF ISSUANCE. OVERALL LOOKING FOR VFR AT ALL SITES. EXPECTING AT LEAST SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMING WITH INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A WEAKNESS ALOFT. AT THIS TIME WILL BE CARRYING VCTS DURING MAX HEATING. ANY CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. MARCOTTE PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 318 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010/ DISCUSSION... LATEST UPPER AIR AND MOISTURE ANALYSIS...ALONG WITH WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...SHOWS A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WITH AN INVERTED UPPER LEVEL TROF EXTENDING DOWN TO A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 1.5 INCHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORM...MEANWHILE BETTER MOISTURE IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROF WITH PWAT BETWEEN 1.75 AND 2 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. THE INVERTED TROF SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE VALUES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD COMBINE WITH MOISTURE AND A DEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW...TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY...AND OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. AWAY FROM THE STORMS...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOUT 3 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WITH WIDESPREAD MAX AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100F WITH SOME ISOLATED SPOTS AROUND 105F. ON THURSDAY...MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA...DROPPING POPS BACK DOWN INTO THE SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE AT BEST. RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO HANG AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EARLY NEXT WEEK...CENTER OF THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE EAST PRODUCING SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE GULF AND A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WITH A DAILY CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RUA MARINE... SOUTHERLY WINDS...MAINLY ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN INVERTED TROF MOVES ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE. RUA && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 92 75 91 76 93 / 30 20 30 20 20 KBPT 92 75 92 75 93 / 20 20 30 20 20 KAEX 94 73 94 73 95 / 40 20 40 20 20 KLFT 91 75 92 75 94 / 40 20 40 20 30 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 406 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-161100- 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- 406 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 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 FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AWAY FROM THE STORMS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE HOT SIDE WITH MAX AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS. THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND TRY TO STAY IN SHADY AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-161100- 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- 406 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR WITH MAINLY LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AND A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUA
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:26 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was observed by SAWRS station K7R4 and also reported by a Vermilion Parish Sheriff Deputy.
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