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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 30, 20255 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 30, 2025, 9:40 PM CST for 5 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 35 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
Jan 30, 2025, 9:40 PM CST (03:40 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2025, 10:15 PM CST
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 9:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH37 min
Jan 30, 9:17 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis28 min
Jan 30, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry30 min
Jan 30, 10:44 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline31 min
Jan 30, 11:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles20 min
Jan 30, 11:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry29 min
Jan 31, 3:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry24 min
Jan 31, 8:39 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu21 days
Jan 31, 8:43 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry44 hr
Jan 31, 8:43 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen5 days

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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.