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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
614 WWUS84 KLCH 262159 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 459 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 LAZ141-241-262230- Southern Calcasieu LA-Northern Calcasieu LA- 459 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISH THROUGH 530 PM CDT... At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Edgerly, or near Vinton, 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... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Moss Bluff, Carlyss, Buhler, Holmwood, and Edgerly. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 12 and 32. Interstate 210 between mile markers 1 and 11. 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. && LAT...LON 3005 9341 3031 9362 3040 9340 3014 9303 3005 9321 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 304DEG 24KT 3025 9350 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Jones