Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
733 WWUS54 KLCH 291831 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 131 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 LAC009-079-291845- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-240529T1845Z/ Rapides LA-Avoyelles LA- 131 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES AND WESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES... At 131 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Echo, or near Cheneyville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Marksville, Bunkie, Cheneyville, Effie, Cottonport, Mansura, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Echo, Brouillette, Poland, Centerpoint, and Ruby. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3130 9200 3129 9201 3130 9201 3128 9202 3127 9200 3087 9204 3091 9225 3094 9228 3097 9228 3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235 3100 9238 3099 9240 3100 9241 3126 9239 3131 9201 TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 274DEG 23KT 3107 9224 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Jones