Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
043 WWUS84 KLCH 021531 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1031 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 LAZ073-141-241-TXZ516-615-616-021615- West Cameron LA-Southern Calcasieu LA-Northern Calcasieu LA- Northern Orange TX-Lower Jefferson TX-Southern Orange TX- 1031 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CAMERON AND SOUTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM CDT... At 1031 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Southeast Texas Regional Airport, or near Central Gardens, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Bridge City, West Orange, Central Gardens, Pinehurst, Port Acres, Orangefield, La Belle, Southeast Texas Regional Airport, and Toomey. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 880 and 869, and between mile markers 847 and 845. Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 2. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3002 9418 3022 9367 2998 9360 2994 9376 2997 9376 2999 9380 3000 9379 2998 9383 2999 9386 2998 9385 2996 9387 2993 9387 2991 9389 2984 9415 3000 9420 TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 254DEG 28KT 2995 9410 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 14