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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 20, 2023Avoyelles Parish, Evangeline Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2023, 6:53 PM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Evangeline Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 52 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
Jun 20, 2023, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2023, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 20, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 2:50 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron28 hr
Jun 20, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides41 min
Jun 20, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides50 min
Jun 20, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides, Vernon46 min
Jun 20, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary29 min
Jun 20, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline, Rapides47 min
Jun 20, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides67 min
Jun 20, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary46 min
Jun 20, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Martin42 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.