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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 1, 2025Acadia Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2025, 6:58 AM CDT for Acadia Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 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 1, 2025, 6:58 AM CDT (11:58 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2025, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 1, 6:20 AM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 6:20 AM CDT, 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 1, 4:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 5:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 5:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 5:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 5:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 1, 6:48 AM CDT, 10 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
May 1, 1:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	31 min
May 1, 2:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	29 min
May 1, 2:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	28 min
May 1, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline	62 min
May 1, 4:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline, Saint Landry	56 min
May 1, 4:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	32 min
May 1, 4:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	37 min
May 1, 4:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	37 min
May 1, 5:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	29 min
May 1, 5:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	31 min
May 1, 5:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	24 min
May 1, 5:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	33 min
May 1, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	34 min
May 1, 6:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson Davis	29 min
May 1, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline, Saint Landry	27 min
May 1, 7:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion	31 min
May 1, 7:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	34 min
May 1, 7:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion	16 min
May 1, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	33 min
May 1, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	21 days
May 1, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	16 days
Apr 30, 11:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	48 min
May 1, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	32 min
May 1, 4:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	29 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.