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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 8, 2023, 7:10 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 8, 2023, 7:10 PM CST (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2023, 7:34 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Avoyelles Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 6:17 PM CST, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
617 PM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
LAZ033-042-043-052-074-090045-
Acadia LA-Jefferson Davis LA-Vermilion LA-St. Landry LA-
East Cameron LA-
617 PM CST Wed Feb 8 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Cameron,
southeastern Jefferson Davis, Acadia, northwestern Vermilion and
south central St. Landry Parishes through 645 PM CST...
At 617 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Iota to Mermentau to near Klondike.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Opelousas, Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Lake Arthur, Iota, Gueydan,
Mermentau, Klondike, Evangeline, Morse, Riceville, Wright, Maxie,
Mire, Egan, Branch, Richard, Lyons Point and Estherwood.
This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 68 and
90.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for central and
southwestern Louisiana.
&&
LAT...LON 3052 9209 3028 9220 2999 9240 2994 9279
3016 9264 3032 9256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 251DEG 24KT 3029 9252 3018 9257 3003 9267
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CalhounSpecial weather statement, Feb 8, 6:36 PM CST, 34 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 6:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 28 min |
| Feb 8, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 26 min |
| Feb 8, 6:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 24 min |
| Feb 8, 6:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 35 min |
| Feb 8, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 32 min |
| Feb 8, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 10 min |
| Feb 8, 7:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 31 min |
| Feb 8, 8:59 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 44 min | |
| Feb 8, 9:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 21 days |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM CST | Gale Watch | LCH | 16 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 3 days |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.