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Skew-T Diagram for Lake Charles, LA

#24 Lake Charles, Louisiana

CAPE:

 Good: 1853 J/kg, should be too hard to mix out the shallow nocturnal inversion

Deep Layer Shear:

 Weak: ~10 knots at best from 0-6 km, nothing above that either.

Mid-level Lapse Rates:

 Weak: worse than moist adiabatic above -10 C.

Freezing Level:

 14.8 kft

Overall Threat of Severe Hail:

 None: Even though CAPE is good, the other 2 parameters are exceptionally weak, such that I doubt any severe hail falls for this event.

Summary of the Event:

Date of Sounding: 4 August 2005 @ 12 UTC
Storms were numerous across southwest Louisiana. There were 3 reports of severe wind, but no reports of any hail.

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