Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
972 WUUS54 KLCH 282021 SVRLCH LAC001-053-055-113-282115- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0183.240528T2021Z-240528T2115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 321 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Southeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gueydan, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Crowley, Jennings, Scott, Rayne, Kaplan, Lake Arthur, Iota, Gueydan, Mermentau, Evangeline, Duson, Morse, Mowata, Wright, Maxie, Mire, Egan, Branch, and Richard. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 2994 9262 3004 9262 3004 9275 3013 9288 3045 9233 3036 9217 3035 9217 3035 9216 3032 9216 3032 9214 3030 9214 3032 9211 3027 9203 2983 9246 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 272DEG 15KT 3003 9254 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Tingler