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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 26, 2025Acadia Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2025, 1:25 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 25 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
May 26, 2025, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2025, 1:50 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 269 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2025-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 62 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2025-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 382 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
62 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-176 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
382 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
573 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.4

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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 May 26, 12:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 12:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 9:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
937 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

LAZ027-TXZ180-259-260-261500-
Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
937 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH...
TYLER...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000
AM CDT...

At 937 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Milam to near Ebenezer to 6
miles east of Seven Oaks. Movement was south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Toledo Bend Dam, Ebenezer,
Rockland, Town Bluff, Hornbeck, Browndell, Farrsville, Mayflower,
Jamestown, Harrisburg, Ivanhoe, Sam Rayburn Dam, Wiergate, and
Hillister.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3097 9464 3104 9449 3111 9406 3116 9391
      3117 9358 3119 9355 3128 9353 3128 9344
      3136 9339 3137 9328 3136 9328 3083 9390
      3057 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1437Z 002DEG 25KT 3143 9370 3110 9417 3081 9475

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 26, 10:13 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1013 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

LAZ027-028-030-TXZ259-260-261545-
Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Rapides LA-Northern Newton TX-
Northern Jasper TX-
1013 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RAPIDES...NORTH CENTRAL
BEAUREGARD...VERNON PARISHES IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHERN
NEWTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM CDT...

At 1013 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Natchitoches to near Anacoco to near
Mayflower. Movement was south at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Alexandria, Pineville, De Ridder, Leesville, Rosepine, Boyce,
Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Hineston, Lena, Fort Johnson, Burkeville,
Alexandria International Airport, Slagle, Ball, New Llano, Colfax,
Hornbeck, Browndell, and Tioga.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 9268 3145 9271 3139 9266 3147 9218
      3107 9248 3079 9360 3114 9398 3117 9358
      3128 9353 3128 9344 3134 9340 3137 9331
      3135 9295 3152 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 348DEG 54KT 3170 9306 3128 9331 3105 9374

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

14
Special weather statement, May 26, 10:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1050 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

LAZ027-028-030-031-TXZ260-261645-
Allen LA-Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Rapides LA-Northern Newton TX-
1050 AM CDT Mon May 26 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RAPIDES...NORTHERN BEAUREGARD...
VERNON...NORTH CENTRAL ALLEN PARISHES IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND
EAST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 AM CDT...

At 1049 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Flatwoods to near Fort Johnson to near
Merryville. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Alexandria, Pineville, De Ridder, Rosepine, Merryville, Boyce,
Elizabeth, Alexandria International Airport, Sugartown, Slagle,
Hineston, Lena, Fort Johnson, Pitkin, Grant, Ball, New Llano, Colfax,
Tioga, and Timber Trails.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 9268 3145 9271 3145 9268 3140 9269
      3140 9267 3139 9266 3148 9221 3147 9216
      3140 9214 3133 9218 3132 9223 3125 9223
      3119 9227 3066 9313 3075 9370 3135 9298
      3137 9292 3139 9291 3151 9273 3152 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 263DEG 30KT 3136 9286 3104 9314 3076 9357

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 26, 11:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 26, 12:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHGrant32 min
May 26, 5:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles30 min
May 26, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides, Vernon32 min
May 26, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon33 min
May 26, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides, Vernon55 min
May 26, 11:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides36 min
May 26, 11:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides11 min
May 26, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides60 min
May 26, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon42 min
May 26, 11:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides40 min
May 26, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu62 min
May 26, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles33 min
May 26, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles32 min
May 26, 12:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
May 26, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
May 26, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry26 min
May 26, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper, Tyler28 min
May 26, 9:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHTyler23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.