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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1148 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

LAZ027-TXZ259-260-121730-
Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
1148 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH...
NORTHERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM
CDT...

At 1148 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pineland, or 13 miles northeast of Ebenezer, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Newton, Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, Hornbeck, Browndell, Jamestown,
Farrsville, Harrisburg, Mayflower, Sam Rayburn Dam, and Wiergate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3134 9330 3086 9371 3109 9417 3111 9406
      3114 9403 3116 9391 3118 9362 3117 9358
      3119 9355 3123 9354 3124 9356 3128 9353
      3128 9344 3135 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 283DEG 40KT 3122 9406

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Calhoun