Extreme to exceptional drought conditions contributed to a wildfire in Hardin County.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Extreme to exceptional drought conditions contributed to a wildfire in Hardin County.
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 8, 1:40 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 240 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ADVANCING INTO OR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGESTING ANY DEEPER ACTIVITY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FOR THE FORECAST...HEADLINES WILL HAVE TO BE RAIN CHANCES RETURNING TO NEAR NIL...HEAT CONTINUING...AND NOTHING ON THE HORIZON TO HELP IN OUR ONGOING DROUGHT. LARGE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF WATERS PROGGED SIMILARLY BY MODELS TO EVOLVE INTO A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TROF WITH OLD MEXICO/SOUTH PLAINS RIDGE EXPANDING NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AFTER THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BE OUT LAST MENTIONABLE DAY WITH RAIN CHANCES...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES FORECAST TO PLUMMET TO AROUND 1 INCH. WILL MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE FORECAST WELL ABOVE THE NORM WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALOFT IN PLACE...BUT WITH A CONTINUED MODERATING SOUTHERLY FLOW WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE RECORD BREAKING HEAT. && .MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WEST ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WITH MINIMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 73 93 73 93 73 / 20 20 10 10 10 KBPT 72 92 73 93 73 / 10 20 10 10 10 KAEX 71 96 71 96 71 / 20 20 10 10 10 KLFT 73 93 72 94 73 / 20 20 10 10 10 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && MM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 505 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-091015- 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-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- 505 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE APPROACHES THE REGION. THE STRONGER STORMS WHICH DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID 90S ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 103 DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING. INDIVIDUALS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. CLOSER TO THE COAST APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY BE IN THE UPPER 90S...AND CAUTION IS URGED IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS AND LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL ESSENTIALLY CUT OFF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE DUE TO VERY DRY GROUND FUELS AND LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 25
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Over 1400 acres were burned 5 miles west of Kountze. No losses were reported, but several homes had to be evacuated.
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