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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
630 WWUS84 KLCH 262133 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 433 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 LAZ141-241-262200- Southern Calcasieu LA-Northern Calcasieu LA- 433 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buhler, or near Sulphur, moving southeast at 20 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... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Carlyss, Buhler, and Edgerly. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 12 and 30. Interstate 210 between mile markers 1 and 8. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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. && LAT...LON 3031 9362 3044 9344 3014 9312 3005 9329 3005 9341 TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 324DEG 18KT 3029 9340 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Jones