Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
901 WWUS54 KLCH 291237 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 737 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 LAC045-099-101-291330- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-240429T1330Z/ Iberia LA-St. Mary LA-St. Martin LA- 737 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY AND WEST CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISHES... At 737 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jeanerette, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... New Iberia, Franklin, St. Martinville, Jeanerette, Broussard, Baldwin, Delcambre, Loreauville, Cade, Lydia, Acadiana Regional Airport, Jefferson Island, Sorrel, Coteau, Lake Fausse Pointe, and Charenton. 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 2979 9153 2995 9199 3013 9193 3012 9147 3011 9147 3010 9146 3010 9138 3008 9137 3007 9137 TIME...MOT...LOC 1237Z 287DEG 20KT 2996 9171 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Calhoun