Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
414 WWUS84 KLCH 180558 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1258 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 LAZ073-TXZ615-180630- West Cameron LA-Lower Jefferson TX- 1258 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM CDT... At 1257 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Port Arthur, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Port Arthur, Groves, Port Neches, Sabine National Wildlife, Port Acres, and Hackberry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2970 9409 2984 9415 2999 9391 2998 9386 2996 9385 3000 9377 3005 9371 3005 9362 2988 9349 2976 9388 2977 9389 2976 9391 TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 234DEG 47KT 2982 9402 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ Tingler