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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 26, 1987Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 26, 1987, 10:50 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 1987, 10:50 AM CST (16:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 1987, 11:30 AM CST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Whole counties

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 26, 10:55 AM CSTHail 0.75Calcasieu, LA

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 5:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHNacogdoches65 min
Oct 26, 7:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSabine50 min
Oct 26, 6:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon60 min
Oct 26, 11:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.