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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 25, 2025Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas; Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 25, 2025, 5:39 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas; Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 66 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 25, 2025, 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC)
Expired: Oct 25, 2025, 6:45 AM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 25, 6:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 41	2 S Port Arthur, TX	NOS Station NWLON Port Arthur recorded a wind gust of 41 MPH.
Oct 25, 6:13 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Orange, TX	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down a tree limb into a power line causing a transformer fire.
Oct 25, 6:49 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 53	6 Sse Hackberry, LA	Mesonet station HAKL1 Sabine.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 25, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 59 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

625 
WUUS54 KLCH 251039
SVRLCH
LAC019-023-TXC245-361-251145-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0178.251025T1039Z-251025T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
539 AM CDT Sat Oct 25 2025

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Southwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Eastern Jefferson County in southeastern Texas...
  Orange County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 539 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Pine Forest to 10 miles west of Sabine Pass, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Beaumont, Port Arthur, Sulphur, Orange, Nederland, Groves, Port
  Neches, Vidor, Bridge City, Cameron, West Orange, Vinton, Central
  Gardens, Sabine Pass, Johnsons Bayou, Sabine National Wildlife,
  Mauriceville, Rose City, Pine Forest, and Port Acres.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 3023 9409 3025 9334 2970 9334 2959 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 246DEG 30KT 3019 9402 2970 9407 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Tingler

1 follow-up statement

766 
WWUS54 KLCH 251116
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
616 AM CDT Sat Oct 25 2025

TXC245-251126-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-251025T1145Z/
Jefferson TX-
616 AM CDT Sat Oct 25 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
southwestern Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2966 9390 2968 9390 2967 9386 2969 9384
      2976 9390 2991 9390 2993 9386 2994 9386
      2993 9388 2997 9386 2998 9386 2998 9390
      3023 9390 3025 9334 2970 9334 2963 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 268DEG 25KT 3021 9376 2971 9373 

$$

LAC019-023-TXC361-251145-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-251025T1145Z/
Cameron LA-Calcasieu LA-Orange TX-
616 AM CDT Sat Oct 25 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMERON...SOUTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES IN
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND EASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

At 616 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Forest Heights to 6 miles southwest of Johnsons
Bayou, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Port Arthur, Sulphur, Orange, Bridge City, Cameron, West Orange,
Vinton, Sabine National Wildlife, Johnsons Bayou, Mauriceville,
Carlyss, Pinehurst, Toomey, Orangefield, Edgerly, Hackberry, Holly
Beach, and Constance Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 2966 9390 2968 9390 2967 9386 2969 9384
      2976 9390 2991 9390 2993 9386 2994 9386
      2993 9388 2997 9386 2998 9386 2998 9390
      3023 9390 3025 9334 2970 9334 2963 9387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 268DEG 25KT 3021 9376 2971 9373 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Tingler

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 25, 3:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	53 min
Oct 25, 4:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	66 min
Oct 25, 4:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	54 min
Oct 25, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler	42 min
Oct 25, 5:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Orange	34 min
Oct 25, 6:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	37 min
Oct 25, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		83 min
Oct 25, 6:06 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		84 min
Oct 25, 6:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	63 min
Oct 25, 6:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	23 min
Oct 25, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		84 min
Oct 25, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	42 min
Oct 25, 8:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	36 min
Oct 25, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		67 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.