Typical afternoon convection produced a report of a funnel cloud and lightning strikes a home.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Typical afternoon convection produced a report of a funnel cloud and lightning strikes a home.
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 5, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1237 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 .AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD, HOWEVER THE AXIS OF MOISTURE TO THE EAST WILL SLOWLY EDGE CLOSER WITH ISOLATED TO SCT STORMS POSSIBLE, BUT MAINLY OVER ACADIANA THIS AFTERNOON THEN FARTHER WEST AND NORTH SAT. LEFT TEMPO GROUPS IN FOR KLFT AND KARA THIS AFTERNOON WITH VCTS AT KAEX AND KLCH. WINDS WILL BE NE TO SE THROUGH THE PERIOD AT AROUND 10KTS OR LESS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1006 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013/ UPDATE... STORM SHIELD OVER EASTERN LOUISIANA ...MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AM. THIS SHIELD IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT OFF TO THE WEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND LOOKS TO BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL BACK INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. BUT FOR TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPS BACK INTO THE 90S MOST LOCATIONS. SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. OTHERWISE... ZONES LOOK FINE HAVE NO UPDATES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013/ DISCUSSION... AMPLIFIED BLOCKING PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE CONUS WITH RIDGING OVER THE WEST AND THE EAST COAST...WITH TROUGH SITUATED OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. RADAR THIS MORNING ALREADY INDICATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS AND MOVING INLAND INTO THE COASTAL PARISHES. THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TROUGH/UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL U.S IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO LIFT OUT TODAY TOWARDS THE NORTH...HOWEVER THE WEAKNESS BETWEEN THE TWO RIDGE CENTERS WILL REMAIN BEHIND AND THE RIDGE ALONG THE EAST COAST NUDGING SOUTH JUST A BIT. THUS THE NORTH NORTHEASTERLY FLOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME DEEP EASTERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. THUS THE PLUME OF MOISTURE THAT CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM THE TROPICS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WEST ALONG WITH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY/SURFACE TROUGH. THUS STILL EXPECTING A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WENT IN BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN POPS...WHILE STILL HIGHER THAN MOS POPS THIS IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST IN SOME AREAS. THE MAIN REASON IS THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS WITH THE TROUGH/WEAK LOW...TRAVERSE THE COASTAL WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. AS NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE BULK OF THE RAINFALL WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST AS THESE AREAS WILL BE IN BETWEEN THE NIGHT TIME MAXIMUM RAIN POTENTIAL IN THE COASTAL AREAS AND THE DAYTIME MAXIMUM FOR THE INLAND AREAS. OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS EXPECTING 1-3 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM I-10 SOUTH...ESPECIALLY SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...ELSEWHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. THE BULK OF THE RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY. POPS REMAIN ABOVE CLIMO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. IF THE 00Z ECMWF IS CORRECT...WILL HAVE TO RAISE POPS AGAIN MIDDLE PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE SEASONAL NORMS AS THE CLOUDS AND RAIN INCREASE. MARINE... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY MOVE WEST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE AND MAY GET ABOVE SCEC CRITERIA AT TIMES AS WELL. BRAZZELL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 73 89 75 87 76 / 20 40 40 50 30 KBPT 73 90 75 87 76 / 20 30 40 60 30 KAEX 70 90 73 89 72 / 10 30 20 40 20 KLFT 72 86 74 87 74 / 30 60 30 60 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 140 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 060930- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 140 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK IS VERY LOW. THE MAIN ISSUES WILL BE POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. AGAIN POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-060930- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 140 PM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES BEING THE BIGGEST THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO SLIGHTLY BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple funnel clouds were observed and reported southeast of Jennings. The funnels extended half way to the surface and retreated back up.
Lightning struck a mobile home in Breaux Bridge. The resulting fire completely destroyed the home.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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