A teenage boy was playing in flood waters in South Central Louisiana when he was sucked into a drain.
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A teenage boy was playing in flood waters in South Central Louisiana when he was sucked into a drain.
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 May 19, 1:40 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 240 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 .DISCUSSION... WEAK REMNANT BOUNDARY ACROSS COASTAL SE TX/LA SERVING FOR FOCUS OF ISO/SCT SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE PREDOMINATE SE FLOW OFF THE GULF...THIS BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE INLAND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. FOR THIS...WILL CONTINUE 30% THIS AFTERNOON AND 20% THIS EVENING. FOR WED INTO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...NOT MUCH CHANGE. OUR AREA WILL BE ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE MID/UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF. INTERMITTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN THE SW FLOW WILL KEEP AT LEAST A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA. BY MON & TUE...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. WILL FINALLY MOVE FAR ENOUGH EAST TO PROVIDE INCREASED LIFT. THIS COUPLED WITH THE ALREADY ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL YIELD BETTER COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA DURING THIS PERIOD. TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL STAY AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY FOR MIN TEMPS. && .MARINE... S TO SE WINDS 10-15 KTS WITH SEAS 2-3 FT FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 70 86 70 83 / 20 20 10 40 LCH 74 86 73 85 / 20 20 10 40 LFT 72 86 72 86 / 20 20 10 40 BPT 74 85 73 85 / 20 10 10 40 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && PUBLIC...08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 533 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 201045- 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- 533 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES...AND OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE. FOG WILL LIFT BY MID-MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING. COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHEST NORTH OF I-10. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A DAILY CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED. THROUGH SATURDAY...COVERAGE WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED...DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY SURFACE BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE GREATER AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA. ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED BUT A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-201045- 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- 533 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 24
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 253 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 LAZ044-045-053-192015- LAFAYETTE-IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARTIN- 253 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...WEST CENTRAL ST. MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISHES... AT 251 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LOREAUVILLE...OR NEAR ST. MARTINVILLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAFAYETTE...NEW IBERIA...CATAHOULA...BREAUX BRIDGE...ST. MARTINVILLE...JEANERETTE...LOREAUVILLE...COTEAU...ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...CADE...LYDIA...LAKE FAUSSE POINTE AND PARKS. LAT...LON 3008 9155 2987 9170 3004 9197 3034 9183 TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 148DEG 26KT 3008 9176 K. KUYPER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 259 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 LAZ041>043-052-074-192030- EAST CAMERON-CALCASIEU-ACADIA-VERMILION-JEFFERSON DAVIS- 259 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CALCASIEU... NORTHEASTERN CAMERON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...NORTHWESTERN VERMILION AND SOUTHWESTERN ACADIA PARISHES... AT 256 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THORNWELL...OR NEAR LAKE ARTHUR...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...HAYES...KLONDIKE...THORNWELL... LOWRY...BELL CITY AND ROANOKE. LAT...LON 3014 9304 3035 9272 3001 9250 2987 9277 TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 148DEG 26KT 3013 9275 K. KUYPER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
A Loreauville teen was playing in a flooded yard when he fell and was sucked into drain pipe. The teen was recovered 90 minutes later.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain, Iberia | 2015-05-19 | 16 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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