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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2026, 2:21 PM CDT for Saint Landry Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 54 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 7, 2026, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
The radar
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 30 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.