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Gale Warning 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 9, 2023

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2023, 3:35 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 9, 2023, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 9, 2023, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2023, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 10, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Dec 8, 11:34 PM CST, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 11:34 PM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 3:35 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH44 hr
Dec 9, 10:00 AM CSTLow Water AdvisoryLCH26 hr
Dec 9, 3:00 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia and 6 more21 hr
Dec 9, 5:20 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon25 min
Dec 9, 5:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides, Vernon55 min
Dec 9, 5:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHTyler40 min
Dec 9, 5:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHTyler32 min
Dec 9, 5:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin27 min
Dec 9, 5:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Tyler48 min
Dec 9, 5:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHTyler43 min
Dec 9, 5:54 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange36 min
Dec 9, 5:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Tyler49 min

Nearby

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Sources

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