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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
913 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  South central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southwestern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 913 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Maxie to Lyons Point to 7 miles south of
  Klondike, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lafayette, Crowley, Abbeville, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Breaux
  Bridge, Rayne, Carencro, Kaplan, Church Point, Lake Arthur, Iota,
  Gueydan, Arnaudville, Mermentau, Forked Island, Klondike,
  Evangeline, and Broussard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central,
south central and southwestern Louisiana.

&&

LAT...LON 3003 9290 3024 9267 3057 9250 3039 9182
      2995 9189 2976 9226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 281DEG 37KT 3034 9236 3009 9241 2993 9267

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Calhoun