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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2026, 6:43 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 47 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
- Sep 7, 2026, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 37 min |
| Sep 7, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 34 min |
| Sep 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 32 min |
| Sep 7, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 19 min |
| Sep 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 20 min |
| Sep 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 47 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.