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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 23, 2008Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2008, 4:21 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2008, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon55 min
Apr 22, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides54 min
Apr 23, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Rapides, Vernon51 min
Apr 23, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Landry50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.