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Early Spring Heat Wave in the Southwest U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Central Rockies and Plains

An unusual early Spring heat wave will continue much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through early next week. Many locations are likely to set records for the highest-ever March temperature. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central Plains through Saturday as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. Read More >

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POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM BETA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
330 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2020


NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES
AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE.

THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS
WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH BETA
OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA.

COUNTIES INCLUDED...ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...
CALCASIEU...CAMERON...EVANGELINE...HARDIN...IBERIA...JASPER...
JEFFERSON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...NEWTON...ORANGE...
RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY...TYLER...VERMILION...
VERNON...






A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS
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METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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KLCH-LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT LA
30.13 -93.23  1006.1  23/1853   060/025  20/2010   130/027 22/1953

KAEX-ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LA
31.33 -92.56  1005.4  23/2117   070/017  21/0105   040/026 23/2053

KLFT-LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT LA
30.21 -91.98  1006.0  23/2153   190/018  23/2040   170/029 23/1853

KPOE-FORT POLK LA
31.04 -93.19  1007.1  23/1958   340/013  23/2302   050/020 21/0158

KARA-NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT LA
30.03 -91.88  1006.4  23/2153   060/022  20/1953   090/034 21/2053

KESF-ESLER REGIONAL AIRPORT LA
31.40 -92.28  1005.7  23/2110   050/011  19/1520   050/021 19/1953

KDRI-DE RIDDER/BEAUREGARD PARISH AIRPORT LA
30.83 -93.34  1006.9  23/1915   350/012  19/1815   040/019 20/2235

KPTN-PATTERSON MEMORIAL AIRPORT LA
29.71 -91.34  1007.4  23/2155   050/021  20/1035   060/029 20/2056

KCWF-CHENNAULT AIR PARK LA
30.21 -93.14  1005.4  23/1955   050/019  21/0045   060/028 20/2155

K3R7-JENNINGS AIRPORT LA
30.24 -92.67  1005.4  23/2235   080/022  21/1515   080/029 21/1535

KIYA-ABBEVILLE/CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL AIRPORT LA
29.98 -92.08  1006.4  23/2135   130/016  23/1755   040/024 20/2015

KOPL-OPELOUSAS/ST. LANDRY PARISH AIRPORT & AHART FIELD LA
30.56 -92.10  1005.3  23/2155   130/014  23/1635   100/024 21/1915

KACP-OAKDALE/ALLEN PARISH AIRPORT LA
30.75 -92.68  1004.9  23/2035   360/011  19/1835   050/021 20/2035

K5R8-DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK LA
30.44 -93.47  1006.0  23/1855   320/014  23/2055   320/021 23/2035

KBMT-BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TX
30.07 -94.22  1006.7  23/1130   320/017  23/2030   030/023 20/2230

KBKB-FT POLK/FULLERTON LANDING STRIP LA
31.02 -92.91  1005.5  23/2141   110/008  22/1654   110/018 20/2125

REMARKS:


NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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VRNL1-DOVE FIELD RAWS LA
31.03 -92.98                    010/011  19/2134   010/020 19/2134

GARL1-EVANGELINE/GARDNER RAWS LA
31.19 -92.63                    050/009  20/1843   070/021 20/1943

LACL1-LACASSINE RAWS LA
30.00 -92.89                    080/013  21/1446   050/025 20/1746

LEVL1-VERNON RAWS LA
31.02 -93.19                    350/010  23/2159   050/020 20/2359



B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN
MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN
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LOCATION  ID    MIN    DATE/     MAX      DATE/     PEAK    DATE/
LAT  LON        PRES   TIME      SUST     TIME      GUST    TIME
DEG DECIMAL     (MB)   (UTC)     (KT)     (UTC)     (KT)    (UTC)
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AMRL1-AMERADA PASS
29.45 -91.34  1007.6  23/2206   080/019  21/2224   060/026 21/0106
                                    11

EINL1-NORTH OF EUGENE ISLAND
29.37 -91.38  1007.5  23/2230   100/031  19/2200   100/036 19/2200
                                     4

CAPL1-CALCASIEU PASS
29.77 -93.34  1004.2  23/2000   110/032  21/1630   110/039 21/1630
                                  12.3

TXPT2-TEXAS POINT
29.69 -93.84  1004.8  23/1948   090/030  22/0900   050/035 21/0100
                                  12.5

PORT2-PORT ARTHUR
29.87 -93.93  1006.3  23/1954   090/018  20/1436   030/026 20/2254
                                  10.7

REMARKS:


C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1200 UTC SEP 19 UNTIL 1200 UTC SEP 24
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CITY/TOWN                    COUNTY               ID         RAINFALL
LAT LON                                                       (IN)
DEG DECIMAL
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ALEXANDRIA                   RAPIDES             KAEX          3.34
31.29  -92.46

3 SSW GILLIS                 CALCASIEU           MBLL1         2.49
30.34  -93.22

NEW IBERIA                   IBERIA              KARA          2.37
30.01  -91.82

LAKE CHARLES                 CALCASIEU           KLCH          1.34
30.21  -93.20

LAFAYETTE                    LAFAYETTE           KLFT          1.05
30.22  -92.03



D. INLAND FLOODING...
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E. MAXIMUM OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (WL)...
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ID     CITY/TOWN       COUNTY     STATE  WL  DATUM  DATE/   SOURCE
       OR LOCATION                      (FT)        TIME
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AMRL1  AMERADA PASS    ST. MARY     LA  2.24 MHHW   23/1300 NOS
29.4496  -91.3381

EINL1  EUGENE ISLAND   ST. MARY     LA  2.31 MHHW   21/0954 NOS
29.3675  -91.3839

TESL1  BERWICK         ST. MARY     LA  1.12 MHHW   23/1448 NOS
29.6675  -91.2376

CAPL1  CALCASIEU PASS  CAMERON      LA  3.15 MHHW   22/0342 NOS
29.7682  -93.3429

BKTL1  BULK TERMINAL   CALCASIEU    LA  2.60 MHHW   22/1254 NOS
30.1902  -93.3008

SBPT2  SABINE PASS NOR JEFFERSON    TX  3.23 MHHW   22/0930 NOS
29.7284  -93.8701

TXPT2  TEXAS POINT     JEFFERSON    TX  3.02 MHHW   22/0306 NOS
29.6894  -93.8419

PORT2  PORT ARTHUR     JEFFERSON    TX  3.00 MHHW   22/0954 NOS
29.8671  -93.9310

RBBT2  RAINBOW BRIDGE  JEFFERSON    TX  2.87 MHHW   22/1148 NOS
29.9812  -93.8847

REMARKS:


F. TORNADOES...
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(DIST)CITY/TOWN              COUNTY           DATE/         EF SCALE
LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL)                         TIME(UTC)    (IF KNOWN)
DESCRIPTION
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G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY...
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COUNTY            DEATHS           INJURIES             EVACUATIONS
DESCRIPTION
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