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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 28, 2025Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Jasper County, Newton County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 28, 2025, 5:28 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Jasper County, Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 16 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 28, 2025, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Oct 28, 2025, 5:44 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 28, 3:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 Oct 28, 12:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 12:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 28, 3:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
309 PM CDT Tue Oct 28 2025

TXZ180-282045-
Tyler TX-
309 PM CDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM CDT...

At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Seven Oaks, or 9 miles west of Chester, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Ivanhoe, and Hillister.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3101 9465 3101 9445 3100 9445 3101 9443
      3099 9436 3065 9438 3072 9459 3100 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 288DEG 23KT 3091 9476

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Jones

Special weather statement, Oct 28, 4:54 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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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 28, 12:18 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		23 hr
Oct 28, 11:45 AM CDT	Gale Warning	LCH		37 hr
Oct 28, 11:45 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more	31 hr
Oct 28, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	26 min
Oct 28, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	46 min
Oct 28, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	15 min
Oct 28, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	14 min
Oct 28, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	47 min
Oct 28, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	39 min
Oct 28, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	14 min
Oct 28, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		21 min
Oct 28, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	36 min
Oct 28, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	30 min
Oct 28, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	36 min
Oct 28, 4:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Tyler	33 min
Oct 28, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	17 min
Oct 28, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	36 min
Oct 28, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	34 min
Oct 28, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Orange	37 min
Oct 28, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	39 min
Oct 28, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Sabine	28 min
Oct 28, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	37 min
Oct 28, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	36 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.