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Weather alerts in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 2020

192 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Rapides Parish and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 192
Warnings: 67
Watches: 23
Advisories: 32
Busiest month: April39 alerts
Busiest day: April 19, 202010 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

4 of 15 tornado warnings covering Rapides Parish in 2020 had a tornado report inside them; 4 of 8 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 11 minutes after it went out.

Rapides Parish, 2020

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	15	4	73%	8	50%	11 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	17	5	71%	4	0%
Flash flood warnings	10	3	70%	4	100%	92 min

Each office's whole area, 2020

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Lake Charles, LA: tornado warnings	91	10	89%	37	49%	13 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: severe thunderstorm warnings	119	40	66%	121	60%	21 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: flash flood warnings	44	14	68%	46	87%	172 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 1, 11:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	32 days
Jan 2, 6:37 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Jan 3, 12:50 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	3 hr
Jan 3, 3:59 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	2 hr
Jan 10, 3:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	29 hr
Jan 11, 12:21 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	99 min
Jan 11, 12:28 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jan 11, 3:14 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	61 min
Jan 11, 4:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	58 min
Jan 11, 4:31 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jan 11, 5:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	62 min
Jan 13, 3:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	19 hr
Jan 14, 8:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	90 min
Jan 14, 10:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	88 min
Jan 14, 5:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	2 hr
Jan 15, 2:51 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	21 hr
Feb 5, 10:28 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Feb 5, 11:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	27 min
Feb 5, 11:49 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 10, 12:39 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 10, 4:33 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Feb 12, 10:34 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	21 days
Mar 1, 3:34 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	14 hr
Mar 4, 1:19 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 4, 4:20 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Mar 4, 5:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 4, 10:50 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Mar 8, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	4 days
Mar 20, 10:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	114 min
Mar 20, 11:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	21 days
Mar 28, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	28 min
Apr 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 9, 5:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Apr 9, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	49 min
Apr 9, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	24 min
Apr 9, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	30 min
Apr 11, 3:13 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	28 hr
Apr 12, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	23 min
Apr 18, 10:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	21 days
Apr 19, 8:41 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 19, 10:45 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 12:15 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	10 hr
Apr 19, 12:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	58 min
Apr 19, 2:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Apr 19, 2:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 19, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	56 min
Apr 19, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	16 min
Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 19, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	45 min
Apr 22, 10:55 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 22, 1:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	65 min
Apr 22, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	42 min
Apr 22, 2:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Apr 22, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	32 min
Apr 22, 4:24 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Apr 22, 5:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 22, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	43 min
Apr 22, 9:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	26 min
Apr 22, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LCH	32 min
Apr 22, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LCH	27 min
Apr 22, 11:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 23, 12:02 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 23, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	39 min
Apr 23, 1:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	43 min
Apr 28, 10:09 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 28, 11:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	37 min
Apr 29, 1:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 29, 2:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	58 min
Apr 29, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	44 min
May 8, 9:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 8, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	46 min
May 8, 10:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	76 min
May 8, 11:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	78 min
May 8, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	80 min
May 8, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	57 min
May 12, 8:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	3 days
May 17, 6:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	42 min
May 17, 6:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
May 17, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	53 min
May 22, 10:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	7 days
May 23, 11:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
May 23, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
May 24, 12:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
May 24, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	47 min
May 24, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	44 min
May 25, 3:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
May 25, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	56 min
May 25, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
May 26, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	46 min
Jun 8, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	40 min
Jun 21, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	30 min
Jun 22, 9:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	28 min
Jun 22, 10:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	32 min
Jun 22, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	45 min
Jun 23, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	27 min
Jun 23, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	44 min
Jun 24, 12:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	84 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	96 min
Jul 10, 3:22 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	16 hr
Jul 10, 3:50 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	28 hr
Jul 11, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	45 hr
Jul 11, 3:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	28 hr
Jul 12, 3:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	29 hr
Jul 13, 3:03 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	29 hr
Jul 16, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	64 min
Jul 29, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	31 min
Jul 31, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	41 min
Jul 31, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	40 min
Jul 31, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	35 min
Jul 31, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	16 min
Jul 31, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	26 min
Aug 1, 2:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Aug 1, 5:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Aug 1, 5:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	6 hr
Aug 1, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	14 min
Aug 1, 10:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	46 hr
Aug 5, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Aug 15, 3:59 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	27 hr
Aug 15, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	49 min
Aug 15, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	39 min
Aug 24, 4:00 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	LCH	19 hr
Aug 25, 10:32 AM CDT	Hurricane Warning	LCH	51 hr
Aug 25, 10:32 AM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	LCH	54 hr
Aug 25, 3:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	47 hr
Aug 26, 2:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 26, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 26, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	19 min
Aug 26, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	18 min
Aug 26, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	42 min
Aug 26, 7:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Aug 26, 9:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr
Aug 27, 2:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	8 hr
Aug 27, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	6 hr
Aug 27, 7:47 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 27, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	12 days
Aug 27, 9:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Aug 27, 10:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	5 hr
Aug 29, 4:03 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Aug 29, 7:34 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	23 hr
Aug 30, 7:08 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	25 hr
Aug 31, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	48 min
Aug 31, 7:56 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	24 hr
Sep 2, 3:49 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	15 hr
Sep 3, 1:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	5 hr
Sep 3, 1:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	29 hr
Sep 3, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	27 min
Sep 4, 3:01 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LCH	26 hr
Sep 20, 3:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	3 days
Sep 23, 12:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	4 hr
Sep 23, 12:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	16 min
Sep 23, 1:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 23, 2:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	15 min
Sep 23, 2:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	13 min
Sep 23, 2:32 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	29 days
Sep 23, 2:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	96 min
Sep 23, 4:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	6 hr
Sep 28, 2:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	68 hr
Oct 7, 10:27 AM CDT	Hurricane Watch	LCH	12 hr
Oct 7, 3:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	59 hr
Oct 7, 10:13 PM CDT	Hurricane Warning	LCH	54 hr
Oct 7, 10:13 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	LCH	54 hr
Oct 8, 10:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	21 days
Oct 9, 4:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	3 hr
Oct 9, 7:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	58 min
Oct 9, 8:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threat	LCH	6 hr
Oct 10, 1:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	12 hr
Oct 10, 4:31 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	2 hr
Oct 10, 8:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	58 days
Oct 23, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	39 min
Oct 23, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
Nov 27, 12:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	113 min
Nov 29, 3:46 AM CST	Freeze Watch	LCH	24 hr
Nov 30, 3:24 AM CST	Freeze Warning	LCH	29 hr
Dec 10, 3:58 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	5 hr
Dec 13, 5:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	43 min
Dec 13, 5:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	47 min
Dec 13, 10:11 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	52 days
Dec 20, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	4 days
Dec 20, 8:17 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	11 hr
Dec 21, 2:43 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	18 hr
Dec 23, 3:49 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	38 hr
Dec 23, 3:27 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Dec 23, 5:59 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 23, 8:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	34 min
Dec 23, 8:40 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Dec 23, 8:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	18 min
Dec 23, 8:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	35 min
Dec 23, 9:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	36 min
Dec 24, 9:53 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	8 hr
Dec 30, 2:07 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	31 hr
Dec 31, 1:27 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	17
Tornado Warning	15
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	3
Tornado Watch	12
Mesoscale Discussion	30
Special Weather Statement	40
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	11
River Flood Warning	16
Flash Flood Watch	4
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Heat
Heat Advisory	14
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	8
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5
Tropical
Hurricane Warning	2
Tropical Storm Warning	2
Hurricane Watch	1
Tropical Storm Watch	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2019 2021

Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.