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Special Marine Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this special marine warning at May 1, 2026, 12:50 PM CDT. It was in force for 40 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
- May 1, 2026, 12:50 PM CDT (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2026, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.0 in
- Wind
- 49.0 mph
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Apr 30, 6:27 PM CDT, 18 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:27 PM CDT, 18 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:06 AM CDT | Gale Watch | LCH | 9 hr | |
| May 1, 12:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 43 hr | |
| May 1, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Calcasieu | 25 hr |
| May 1, 9:11 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 22 hr | |
| May 1, 9:11 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 34 hr | |
| May 1, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| May 1, 10:46 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 4 more | 14 hr |
| May 1, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| May 1, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 40 min | |
| May 1, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 48 min | |
| May 1, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 31 min |
| May 1, 4:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 18 hr |
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.