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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 23, 2017Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 23, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2017, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 10:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	19 days
Aug 23, 10:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	19 days
Aug 23, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	29 min
Aug 23, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron	27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2017 Every special weather statement 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.