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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 8, 2023Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles31 min
Sep 7, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin60 min
Sep 7, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin30 min
Sep 7, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin55 min
Sep 7, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSt. Mary59 min
Sep 7, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry34 min
Sep 7, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHEvangeline, Saint Landry30 min
Sep 7, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH86 min
Sep 7, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry55 min
Sep 7, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary62 min
Sep 7, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin38 min
Sep 7, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
Sep 7, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary55 min
Sep 7, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette34 min
Sep 7, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion33 min
Sep 7, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH62 min
Sep 7, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH62 min
Sep 7, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion25 min
Sep 8, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon68 min
Sep 8, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides, Vernon23 min
Sep 8, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides61 min
Sep 8, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Landry58 min
Sep 8, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard57 min
Sep 8, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis61 min
Sep 8, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Martin63 min
Sep 8, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
Sep 8, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion66 min
Sep 8, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary64 min
Sep 8, 1:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH62 min
Sep 8, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
Sep 8, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH2 hr
Sep 8, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH118 min
Sep 8, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis26 min
Sep 8, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH114 min
Sep 8, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH2 hr
Sep 8, 3:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH23 min
Sep 8, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH56 min
Sep 8, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles37 min
Sep 8, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Sep 8, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Tyler55 min
Sep 8, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange64 min
Sep 8, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson53 min
Sep 8, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson31 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.