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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 10, 2026

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 10, 2026, 11:09 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2026, 11:09 PM CDT (04:09 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 10, 7:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 7:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 10:39 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 4 more6 hr
Mar 11, 12:49 PM CDTGale WarningLCH21 hr
Mar 11, 12:49 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH12 hr
Mar 11, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides29 min
Mar 11, 5:37 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHAvoyelles, Rapides23 min
Mar 11, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles36 min
Mar 11, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles19 min
Mar 11, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles37 min
Mar 11, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia34 min
Mar 11, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry36 min
Mar 11, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin, Tyler63 min
Mar 11, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler51 min
Mar 11, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJasper, Newton33 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.