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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 2, 2025, 4:27 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 33 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
- Oct 2, 2025, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 12:58 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 66 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 25 min |
| Oct 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| Oct 2, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 36 min |
| Oct 2, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 31 min |
| Oct 2, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 37 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.