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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 2:03 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 57 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
- Jul 1, 2026, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 39 min | |
| Jul 1, 7:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 9:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 68 min | |
| Jul 1, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 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.