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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 1992, 4:57 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 1992, 4:57 AM CDT (09:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 1992, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
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
Local storm report, Apr 20, 2:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
STORM REPORT...CORRECT TIME...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
245 AM CDT MON APR 20 1992
TIME REPORT
238 AM 3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE CITY LIMITS SOUTH OF
ALEXANDRIA BY THE RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFF DEPARTMENT.Local storm report, Apr 20, 3:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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STORM REPORT..ADD DAMAGE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
341 AM CDT MON APR 20 1992
TIME REPORT
325 AM PUBLIC REPORTED 2 INCH HAIL JUST SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE
IN LAFAYETTE PARISH WITH 1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN THE
CENTER OF TOWN. SEVERAL WINDSHIELDS DAMAGED DUE TO HAIL
WITH AT LEAST ONE POWER LINE POLE REPORTED DOWN.Special weather statement, Apr 20, 4:02 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
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STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
400 AM CDT MON APR 20 1992
TIME REPORT
355 AM LAFAYETTE EOC REPORTING A 1 1/2 MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY
LA 339 SE OF THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE IN LAFAYETTE PARISH CLOSED
DUE TO NUMEROUS POWER LINE POLES BLOWN DOWN FROM STRONG WINDS.Special weather statement, Apr 20, 4:13 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 19, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Grant | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Grant, Rapides | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 59 min |
| Apr 20, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 58 min |
| Apr 20, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 57 min |
| Apr 20, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette | 57 min |
| Apr 20, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Grant, Rapides | 57 min |
| Apr 20, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 54 min |
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