The strong onshore flow behind a warm front and ahead of a cold front pushed tide levels at Sabine Pass above 3 feet.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
The strong onshore flow behind a warm front and ahead of a cold front pushed tide levels at Sabine Pass above 3 feet.
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 Mar 30, 10:26 PM CST, 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1126 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
.DISCUSSION...
FOR THE 31/06Z TAF ISSUANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...
VERY BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA THROUGH ABOUT 31/09Z WITH GUSTS TO OVER 30 KNOTS
POSSIBLE. MEANWHILE...BANDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING...MAINLY EAST OF THE SABINE RIVER
BASIN...AS LIFT FROM UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS ENOUGH TO OVERCOME
CAP IN PLACE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE MOVING EAST OF TAF SITES BY
31/10Z. CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE AROUND BORDERLINE IFR/MVFR. IFR
CEILINGS WILL LIFT BY 31/15Z. HOWEVER...REMAIN AT MVFR LEVELS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
AFTER 31/15Z AT ALL TAF SITES.
RUA
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 925 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016/
UPDATE...
MAIN UPDATE WAS TO EXTEND WIND ADVISORY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LA
WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING. ALSO TWEAKED POPS DOWN A
BIT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS THE BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF LA. A BROAD BAND OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 350 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016/
DISCUSSION...
MID-AFTERNOON SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE WARM FRONT HAS WASHED OUT TO
OUR NORTH WITH UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA. A COLD FRONT IS NOTED TO OUR WEST...EXTENDING FROM
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SRN PLAINS TO ANOTHER LOW OVER WRN TX.
MEANWHILE ANOTHER LOW DEEPENING OVER SRN TX AND ITS GRADIENT WITH
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS HAS FINALLY ALLOWED
ELEVATED SRLY WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AND
THE INHERITED WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO 00Z. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
SHOWS A DEEP MID/UPPER-LEVEL TROF OVER THE WRN CONUS WITH AN
EMBEDDED LOW SPINNING ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND A WEAK DISTURBANCE
CROSSING ERN TX. REGIONAL 88DS SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
STORMS FINALLY POPPING UP OVER THE FORECAST AREA ATTM.
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TRACKING NEWD
AND INTERACTS WITH DEEPENING MOISTURE. FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE
TO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS...WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE GREATER THREATS. WE COULD SEE A
BRIEF LULL IN CONVECTION LATER TONIGHT AS THE DISTURBANCE PULLS
FARTHER AWAY...HOWEVER RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST
AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES ALONG WITH
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR WEST.
THE FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE NWRN ZONES BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. ELEVATED RAIN CHANCES HAVE BEEN
CARRIED THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DRIER AIR ALOFT IS PROGGED TO
FINALLY BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE REGION ALONG WITH THE LONGWAVE
TROF AXIS. THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD LOOKS DRY AS RIDGING ALOFT
FOLLOWS...ALONG WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING PAST THE WRN GULF
REGION.
MARINE...
THE SCA FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE ELEVATED SRLY
WINDS AND ASSOCIATED HIGHER SEAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX 67 78 57 74 / 80 60 50 40
LCH 70 78 63 77 / 50 40 30 50
LFT 70 80 65 76 / 60 50 50 70
BPT 70 79 61 77 / 40 40 20 50
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR LAZ044-045-052>055.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR
GMZ470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ430-
432.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 3 AM TO 5 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR
GMZ450-452-455.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ435.
&&
AVIATION...07HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 408 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-310915- 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-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- 408 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE REGION HAS OPENED UP TO GULF MOISTURE AS THE STALLED BOUNDARY HAS PULLED BACK TO THE NORTH THIS MORNING. LOOKING FOR SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A THUNDERSTORM MAY BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A STORM MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT FROM WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE WEEKEND AS COOLER AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
1 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The strong onshore flow pushed the tide level above 3 feet for a few hours during the night of the 30th. The tide peaked at 3.25 MLLW before midnight.
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