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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 23, 2026, 10:22 PM CST for 16 parishes in Louisiana; 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 39 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 23, 2026, 10:22 PM CST (04:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2026, 9:27 AM CST
- In force
- 39 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 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 10:22 PM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Jan 24, 1:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 31 min | |
| Jan 24, 1:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 35 min | |
| Jan 24, 2:21 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 24 min |
Nearby
Extreme Cold Warnings in Louisiana, 2026Extreme Cold Warnings in Texas, 2026Every extreme cold warning in 2026
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.