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Gale Warning 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this gale warning at May 1, 2026, 9:11 AM CDT. It took effect at May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 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
- May 1, 2026, 9:11 AM CDT (14:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 30, 6:27 PM CDT, 14 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:27 PM CDT, 14 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:06 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LCH | 9 hr | |
| May 1, 12:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 43 hr | |
| May 1, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Calcasieu | 25 hr |
| May 1, 9:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 34 hr | |
| May 1, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| May 1, 10:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 4 more | 14 hr |
| May 1, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| May 1, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 40 min | |
| May 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 40 min | |
| May 1, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 48 min | |
| May 1, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 31 min |
| May 1, 4:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 18 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.