Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
319 WUUS54 KLCH 282004 SVRLCH LAC055-113-282045- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0181.240528T2004Z-240528T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 304 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 304 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Maurice, or 7 miles north of Abbeville, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Abbeville, Scott, Kaplan, Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, Delcambre, Duson, Maurice, Meaux, Indian Bayou, Ridge, and Milton. 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 2997 9233 3015 9229 3015 9228 3017 9225 3020 9225 3022 9224 3023 9221 3016 9195 3004 9196 2999 9198 2999 9199 2996 9199 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 101DEG 8KT 3008 9209 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Tingler