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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 20, 2023Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2023, 10:44 PM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 31 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, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2023, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 20, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 20, 9:47 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 9:47 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 7:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 7:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 7:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 9:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 9:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 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
Jun 20, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	47 min
Jun 20, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	48 min
Jun 20, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	57 min
Jun 20, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides, Saint Landry	49 min
Jun 20, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		36 min
Jun 20, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	40 min
Jun 20, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Saint Landry	67 min
Jun 20, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion	50 min
Jun 20, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		28 min
Jun 20, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		30 min
Jun 20, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides	31 min
Jun 20, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	46 min
Jun 20, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	29 min
Jun 20, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	53 min
Jun 20, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	50 min
Jun 21, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Rapides	60 min
Jun 21, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	61 min
Jun 21, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides	32 min
Jun 21, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Allen	35 min
Jun 21, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	32 min
Jun 21, 1:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	41 min
Jun 21, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	31 min
Jun 21, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	55 min
Jun 21, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	33 min
Jun 21, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	31 min
Jun 21, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	23 min
Jun 21, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	31 min
Jun 21, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	30 min
Jun 21, 4:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	30 min
Jun 21, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	48 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.