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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this red flag warning at Feb 23, 2026, 9:53 AM CST for 12 parishes in Louisiana; Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 23, 2026, 9:53 AM CST (15:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:53 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 nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 279 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
225 WWUS84 KLCH 231553 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 953 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...Fire weather warning in effect for (Today) Monday... LAZ031>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254- TXZ515-516-615-616-240000- /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.260223T1553Z-260224T0000Z/ Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu- Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion- Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern Calcasieu- Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower Vermilion- Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange- Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange- 953 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zone 032 Evangeline, Fire Weather Zone 033 St. Landry, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 055 Lower St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 073 West Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 074 East Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 141 Northern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 142 Northern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 143 Northern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 152 Upper Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 153 Upper Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 154 Upper St. Mary, Fire Weather Zone 241 Southern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 242 Southern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 243 Southern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 252 Lower Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 253 Lower Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 254 Lower St. Mary, Fire Weather Zone 515 Upper Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 516 Northern Orange, Fire Weather Zone 615 Lower Jefferson and Fire Weather Zone 616 Southern Orange. * TIMING...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...North 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 62. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 11:05 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | LCH | 7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.