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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
727 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

TXZ180-259-260-051300-
Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
727 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TYLER...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND
JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM CDT...

At 727 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Corrigan to 8 miles south of
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation. Movement was east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Woodville, Newton, Kirbyville, Colmesneil, Call, Ebenezer,
Rockland, Warren, Town Bluff, Browndell, Trout Creek, Farrsville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Spurger, Jamestown, Roganville,
Harrisburg, and Ivanhoe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9447 3111 9406 3114 9403 3116 9380
      3059 9370 3057 9373 3060 9450 3105 9453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1227Z 262DEG 50KT 3101 9479 3060 9472

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Jones