Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 1991, 6:30 AM CST for Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 45 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
- Mar 1, 1991, 6:30 AM CST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 1991, 7:15 AM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM CST | Hail 0.75 | Jefferson Davis, 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 12:48 AM CST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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LAZ005-006-007-008-011-012-011145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 425 AM CST FRI MAR 1 1991 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... AT 425 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER SOUTHERN RAPIDES PARISH...AND OVER THE GULF 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PECAN ISLAND AND 25 MILES EAST OF GALVESTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN THAT COVERED MUCH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND THE COASTAL AREA OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. THIS AREA EXTENDED OVER THE GULF TO OVER 125 MILES BETWEEN FREEPORT TEXAS AND ATCHAFALAYA BAY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 68 min |
| Mar 1, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 8:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 53 min |
| Mar 1, 8:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 8:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1991Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1991
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.