Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
514 WUUS54 KLCH 170302 SVRLCH LAC097-099-170330- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0169.240517T0302Z-240517T0330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1002 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... Eastern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 1002 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Melville to Henderson, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Krotz Springs, Melville, Palmetto, Henderson, Cecilia, Atchafalaya Welcome Center, and Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge. 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 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 midnight CDT for central and south central Louisiana. && LAT...LON 3027 9186 3075 9193 3080 9179 3078 9177 3074 9176 3071 9173 3067 9173 3066 9175 3063 9174 3062 9175 3056 9176 3051 9173 3050 9175 3050 9170 3044 9164 3039 9162 3036 9165 3035 9163 3031 9162 TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 246DEG 45KT 3071 9183 3032 9177 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Calhoun