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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 19, 202516 parishes in Louisiana; 6 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2025, 2:42 PM CST for 16 parishes in Louisiana; 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 21, 2025, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 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 19, 2025, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2025, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 21, 2025, 3:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
All 22 counties

Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 19, 2:33 PM CSTExtreme Cold WatchLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more31 hr
Jan 19, 2:50 PM CSTGale WatchLCH12 hr

Nearby

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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.