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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 8, 2023Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 8, 4:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 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

Calhoun
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 6:36 PM CST, 34 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 6:17 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia28 min
Feb 8, 6:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis26 min
Feb 8, 6:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry24 min
Feb 8, 6:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Saint Landry35 min
Feb 8, 6:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry32 min
Feb 8, 7:06 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry10 min
Feb 8, 7:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry31 min
Feb 8, 8:59 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH44 min
Feb 8, 9:00 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion21 days
Feb 9, 4:00 AM CSTGale WatchLCH16 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH3 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.