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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 17, 20177 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this heat advisory at Aug 17, 2017, 3:20 PM CDT for 7 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 18, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2017, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 18, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 18, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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
Aug 17, 1:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides38 min

Nearby

Heat Advisories in Louisiana, 2017Heat Advisories in Texas, 2017Every heat advisory in 2017

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.