Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
649 WUUS54 KLCH 281903 SVRLCH LAC011-019-023-282000- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0179.240528T1903Z-240528T2000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 203 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 202 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Starks to 9 miles southeast of Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Cameron, Westlake, Vinton, Grand Lake, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, Starks, Grand Chenier, Carlyss, Lunita, Hacketts Corner, Toomey, Edgerly, Hackberry, Creole, and Sweet Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 2985 9324 2993 9324 3005 9329 3005 9333 2990 9335 3007 9372 3009 9373 3014 9369 3021 9372 3029 9371 3030 9374 3048 9370 3008 9295 3008 9300 3004 9300 3004 9285 2992 9263 2963 9276 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 070DEG 1KT 3027 9368 2987 9285 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Tingler