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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 23, 2017Allen Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special weather statement at Dec 23, 2017, 12:39 AM CST for Allen Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Dec 23, 2017, 12:39 AM CST (06:39 UTC)
Expired: Dec 23, 2017, 1:30 AM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Dec 22, 11:44 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 11:44 PM CST, 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 12:39 AM CST, 0 minutes before

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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
Dec 23, 12:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	41 min
Dec 23, 1:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry	48 min
Dec 23, 2:11 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Saint Landry	49 min

Nearby

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Sources

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