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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
857 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 856 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Bivens to near Fields, moving northeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  De Ridder, Merryville, Singer, and Oretta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 9333 3059 9327 3049 9344 3049 9349
      3046 9349 3042 9355 3070 9360 3089 9339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1356Z 222DEG 21KT 3063 9355 3052 9353

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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