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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2023, 12:08 PM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 67 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
- Sep 8, 2023, 12:08 PM CDT (17:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2023, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 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 17:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Sep 8, 9:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 9:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 4:40 AM CDT, 7 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 440 AM CDT Fri Sep 8 2023 LAZ027>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254- TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-090945- Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron- East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis- Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary- Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia- Lower Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Tyler-Hardin- Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- 440 AM CDT Fri Sep 8 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Hot temperatures and high humidity levels will yield heat index values between 108 and 112 degrees today. Scattered showers and storms are expected to develop and move south across the area this afternoon. Some storms could be severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. There is a Marginal Risk (Level 2 out of 5) across southeast Texas and southwest and central Louisiana. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered showers and storms will again be possible on Saturday, with rain chances decreasing on Sunday and Monday before increasing again through the week. While organized severe weather is not expected, some storms will be capable of producing frequent lightning, periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-436-450-452-455-470-472-475-090945- Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays- Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 440 AM CDT Fri Sep 8 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Widely scattered to scattered showers and storms will be possible. The stronger storms could produce strong wind gusts along with higher seas and occasional cloud to water lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered showers and storms will again be possible on Saturday, with rain chances decreasing on Sunday and Monday before increasing again through the week. While organized severe weather is not expected, some storms will be capable of producing occasional lightning, periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 55 min |
| Sep 7, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | St. Mary | 59 min |
| Sep 7, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 86 min | |
| Sep 7, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 55 min |
| Sep 7, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Martin, St. Mary | 62 min |
| Sep 7, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Sep 7, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 55 min |
| Sep 7, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Sep 7, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Sep 7, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 68 min |
| Sep 8, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides | 61 min |
| Sep 8, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 1:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 57 min |
| Sep 8, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 61 min |
| Sep 8, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 63 min |
| Sep 8, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 55 min | |
| Sep 8, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 66 min |
| Sep 8, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, St. Mary | 64 min |
| Sep 8, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Sep 8, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 118 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 114 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Sep 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 23 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 56 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Sep 8, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange | 64 min |
| Sep 8, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson | 31 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.