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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2026, 3:01 PM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 54 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.