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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
345 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

LAZ030-031-141-TXZ259>262-262115-
Allen LA-Beauregard LA-Northern Calcasieu LA-Southern Newton TX-
Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-Southern Jasper TX-
345 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BEAUREGARD...NORTHWESTERN
CALCASIEU AND WESTERN ALLEN PARISHES...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oretta, or near De Quincy, moving southeast at 30 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...
Reeves, Dry Creek, Singer, Fields, De Quincy, Buna, Mittie, Ragley,
Grant, Longville, Lunita, Bivens, Buhler, Harmony, Old Salem, Gillis,
Wrights Settlement, Devils Pocket, Tulla, and Bancroft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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

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LAT...LON 3055 9408 3083 9288 3060 9278 3042 9309
      3042 9313 3039 9313 3033 9324 3032 9394
      3052 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 308DEG 25KT 3052 9339

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

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Denson