Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
165 WWUS54 KLCH 051416 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 916 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 LAC011-051430- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-240505T1430Z/ Beauregard LA- 916 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL BEAUREGARD PARISH... At 916 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Merryville to near Singer 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 3076 9353 3089 9339 TIME...MOT...LOC 1416Z 226DEG 23KT 3075 9344 3060 9345 3049 9352 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Tingler